Health
UNICEF charges Nigerian government to increase investment in safe water
The issue of accelerating climate change is a more reason for the Nigerian government to invest in safer water for everyone, according to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). Chief of WASH UNICEF, Dr. Jane Bevan said on Wednesday in Abuja at an event to commemorate the 2023 World Water…
Read More »Diphtheria Kills 61 In Kano
Kano state has been hit by a deadly outbreak of diphtheria infection, with 61 lives lost as of March 2, 2023, CHANNELS TV reports. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that affects the throat and upper airways, causing difficulty in breathing, heart failure, and even death. The disease is highly contagious…
Read More »Psychiatrist advises Nigerians to stay positive, avoid depression despite fuel, naira scarcity
A Professor of Psychiatric Medicine, Prof. Monday Igwe, has advised Nigerians to stay positive in the midst of scarcity of fuel and the redesigned Naira notes in order to overcome depression and other mental complications. Igwe, who is the Medical Director of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, gave the advice while…
Read More »Nigeria: Health experts charge FG to make antenatal, family planning free
With Nigeria accounts for over 34% of global maternal deaths while the lifetime risk of dying during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, or after an abortion for a Nigerian woman is one in 22, compared to one in 4900 in developed countries, health stakeholders and experts have called on the Nigerian government…
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