Why foundation sensitises girls to importance of menstrual hygiene
Ahead of the International Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD), Mother Charity N Children Foundation (MCNCF), an NGO, has sensitised young girls in Ojo, Ira, a suburb of Lagos, to the importance of menstrual hygiene
Why Anambra State targets 2.6m children for polio vaccination
The Anambra Government says it is targeting over 2.6 million children under the age of 0-59 months as it begins Outbreak Response Exercise against Polio virus in the state.
NMA embarks on indefinite strike over abduction of colleague
By Emmanuel Ndukuba, Awka
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Anambra state branch has directed members to withdraw clinical services in all private and public hospital...
Death toll of cholera reaches 15 in Ebonyi State
Izzi (Ebonyi) - Nigeria - Mr Steven Nwankpa, Chairman of Izzi Local Government Area (LGA), has warned the people of Ndibokote Ezzainyimegu community to...
76% of children exposed to high temperatures in Asia – UNICEF
South Asia has the highest percentage of children exposed to extreme high temperatures, compared to all other regions, according to a UNICEF analysis.Â
Female Professor of Medicine inaugurates dermatology centre at LUTH
The first female Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Yetunde Olumide, has inaugurated the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) dermatology centre, to...
