Ebonyi commences free hydrocele surgery
Abakaliki, Nigeria - The Ebonyi Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, has flagged off the third batch of free hydrocele surgery.
A hydrocelectomy is a...
WHO launches new roadmap on breast cancer
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework, providing a roadmap to attain the target to save 2.5 million lives from breast cancer by 2040.
Adeleke lauds WHO, Ministry of Health for KMC Project in Osun
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has lauded the World Health Organisation (WHO), Federal Ministry of Health and other stakeholders for the choice of Nigeria, including Osun State as a beneficiary of the Kangaroo Mother Care Project(KMC).
Over 230m are subjected to female genital mutilation — UNICEF
New York, March 8, 2024 – Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), according to a newly released...
Nigeria vows to eliminate female genital mutilation amidst statistics
Nigeria's Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has called for collective action to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), describing it as a fundamental...
Medical Practitioner Calls For Increased Funding For Family Planning
Dr Ejike Oji, Special Adviser on Health and Hospital Management, to FCT Minister on Tuesday called for increased funding to close the existing gap in family planning services.
