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Nigeria partakes in Africa’s first nutrition forum,…
Nigeria has joined other African countries in the campaign to improve nutrition and food security on the continent…
Using Facebook to predict depression
New research uses over half a million Facebook status updates to predict depression diagnoses in people at risk.…
Why Nigeria attracts substandard, falsified drugs
Nigeria is attractive for the dumping of substandard and fake drugs because the country is unable to provide an…
NGO advocates for more awareness on endometriosis in…
EndoSurvivors International Foundation (ESIF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) promoting endometriosis…
How noise, pollution, prolonged stay in traffic impact…
As many Nigerians battle with increasing traffic congestion, particularly in urban centres, experts say noise,…
Osinbajo hails two years of Nigeria’s Polio free…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday applauded Nigeria’s development partners, the Federal Ministry of Health…
Sadique Abubakar appointed as acting executive secretary…
The governing council of the National Health Insurance Scheme has suspended Usman Yusuf, the Executive Secretary of…
Aquadana extends CSR to children living cancer
Ashmina Limited, makers of Aquadana, one of Nigeria’s premier brand of table water, has supported the Children…
Better health scenario finds Nigerians gaining over 10…
A new scientific study of forecasts and alternative scenarios for life expectancy and major causes of death in 2040…
Africa’s nutrition drive attracts $82m worth of…
The quest to tackle Africa’s malnutrition challenges and ensure that households across the continent have access to…
WaterAid sees economic benefits in hand-washing, good…
Hand-washing with soap and good food hygiene together brings health and economic benefits, WaterAid, an…
Hand-washing Day: Improved hands’ hygiene cuts diarrhoea…
Experts have advised Nigerians to improve their hand-washing habits as the country joins the world to celebrate…