By: Gabriel Ogunjobi – The 8th National Assembly has proven to hold basic healthcare priority for Nigerian people as it just approved 1% of Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federal Government for Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The Legislative…
As communication is key to a successful marriage, so it is with family planning uptake among couples. Conversely, lack of communication has often been linked to misunderstanding in relationships. Family planning, otherwise known as contraception, refers to the diverse methods…
More women in Lagos State are embracing family planning methods as a result of economic consideration CSNewspaper findings. Greater number of couples seeking support on childbearing decision-making are flocking the Family Planning Clinic of the Lagos Island Maternity and…
Mayowa ADENIRAN — A media advocacy group, Media Advocacy Working Group for Family Planning (MAWG), has advocated for prompt and frequent reportage of issues surrounding family planning in the Nigeria. MAWG works in promoting a balanced family life as part…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated 22 motorcycles to the Plateau Ministry of Health to help improve health surveillance. Mr. Williams Bassey, the Plateau State Coordinator of WHO, presented the motorcycles to Dr. Kuden Deyin, the State Commissioner for Health,…
Access Bank won the Innovation in Malaria Financing award with its Malaria to Zero initiative that leverages innovative financing technology and media tools to accelerate the impact of malaria behavior change programs reaching 2 million Nigerians in grassroots and underserved…
The inescapable truth for those who study disease outbreaks, new viruses, and the spread of illness is a haunting one. The next pandemic is coming. Known, incurable diseases lurk in hidden reservoirs all over the world. Thousands of unknown viruses circulate around…
By MAYOWA ADENIRAN – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for increased and more quality investments in Africa’s health sector to achieve universal health coverage. The call is coming as the world celebrates 2018 World Health Day, on Saturday,…
Experts have called on Nigerian government to honour pledges it made to ensure at least 27 in 100 women of reproductive age get access to services they need to prevent unwanted pregnancies by 2020. The Association for the Advancement of…
As million of Nigerians celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ this Easter period, End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)/Cutting campaigners across the country and beyond have urged Christian leaders to speak up against the practice. Data from the…
