Media Action for Family Planning, an advocacy group comprising media practitioners and health workers in Anambra state, Wednesday, took sensitisation campaign on family planning to Aguata Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Ekwulobia. The exercise, Orient Daily reports, was to improve access…
Media Action for Family Planning, an advocacy group comprising media practitioners and health workers in Anambra state, Wednesday, took sensitisation campaign on family planning to Aguata Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Ekwulobia. The exercise, Orient Daily reports, was to improve access…
To mark World’s Malaria Day, the International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI Africa) in partnership with Wellahealth has kicked off a Women Health Support Project themed “BuildBackBetter” which is scheduled to run for 3 months amongst women residents of Somolu…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “his failure to probe allegations that N3,836,685,213.13 of public funds meant for the Federal Ministry of Health, teaching hospitals, medical centres, and National Food Drug…
By Ijeoma UKAZU | A not-for-profit organisation, the Mothers And Marginalised Advocacy Centre (MAMA Centre) has called for community-led approach to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria. Making this known to journalists to commemorate the 2021 International Day of Zero…
By Ijeoma Ukazu | With some countries currently experiencing the spread of the new COVID-19 variant, the Health Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) has called on the Federal Government to ban flights from Britain and other countries. Making this known…
Doctor Ore Finnih, Senior Special Adviser on Health and COVID-19 Lagos Risk Communication Pillar Lead, has advised journalists to go beyond just reporting numbers but also report how the outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus has affected the lives of people.…
By Ijeoma Ukazu | In commemoration of the International Human Rights Day 2020, the Mothers And Marginalised Advocacy Centre (MAMA Centre) has said marginalised women and girls dignity should be protected. While speaking on Human Rights Day, the Executive Director,…
WHO today launches a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 – “Commit to Quit.” The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco” are being released today to mark the…
By Abudu A. Olalekan | The World Health Organization, WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti have made it known that children living with HIV are not being adequately identified for HIV treatment. While delivering her speech in commemoration…
