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Friday, April 25, 2025

Health

April 18, 2025

FG, Katsina launch initiative to reduce maternal, neonatal deaths

He revealed that 172 local government areas across Nigeria were affected by high rates of maternal and neonatal deaths. 

NEWBORN BABIES
April 18, 2025

NDPC, ministry partner on health sector data protection

He also said it aimed to address challenges in Nigeria’s evolving data protection landscape in the health sector.

Muhammad Ali-Pate
April 18, 2025

Cancer no longer death sentence with improving care quality: NICRAT

Olusegun Alatise, the South-West coordinator of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, says cancer is no longer a death sentence, calling for improvement in its care quality

CANCER PATIENTS
April 17, 2025

UNICEF donates 1.4 million doses of polio vaccines to Adamawa

Mr Bashir said the agency had deployed 2,778 personnel to ensure a successful immunisation in all the 21 local government areas of the state.

Polio immunisation vaccine
April 17, 2025

Tinubu’s wife rallies Ondo monarchs to combat HIV/AIDs, Hepatitis B, others 

Mr Tinubu stated, “Ending female genital mutilation is also one of our key priorities.’’

Her Excellency, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu
April 17, 2025

100% CONHESS: Anambra health workers beg Soludo to pay salary debts

He stressed that the federal government had in 2010 approved CONHESS for health workers and reviewed it in 2023.

Chukwuma Soludo
April 17, 2025

WHO member states finalise historic pandemic agreement

The WHO said the agreement marked a historic step that will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May for adoption.

WHO building
April 16, 2025

Polio: UNICEF targets 68,000 unvaccinated children in Plateau

No fewer than 68,000 children are expected to be vaccinated in Plateau against polio by UNICEF.

Children suffering from polio used to illustrate the story
April 16, 2025

Australians’ favourite foods generating highest greenhouse gas emissions: Report

The report said red meat scored the lowest at 0.7 stars, followed by chocolate at 1.4 stars and coffee at 1.6.

Red meat, chocolate, coffee
April 16, 2025

Edo govt reintroduces monthly environmental sanitation

Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved reintroducing the monthly environmental sanitation exercise to promote a cleaner and healthier environment.

Waste dump (Credit: Guardian)