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Include cochlear implants for deafness patients in NHIA -Stakeholders

An Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Prof. Samuel Adoga, has urged the Federal Government to include cochlear implants for patients suffering from deafness in the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) coverage.

Why childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide

Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as countries stepped up efforts to address the historic backsliding in immunization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Anambra trains nurses on skills to eradicate infants mortality

The Anambra State Government in collaboration with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has commenced training for health workers on modified life saving skills to eradicate maternal and infant mortality.

Gov. Akeredolu of Ondo State hands over to deputy

Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has handed over affairs of the state to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and embarked on medical vacation.

WHO, others inaugurate regional initiatives to tackle climate change-related challenges

As the 76th World Health Assembly continues in Geneva, Switzerland, African governments, represented by Ministers of Health, have launched a regional initiative to tackle health impacts of climate change in Africa.

Solar powered freezer improving immunisation in rural villages

Up until 2019, nurses in three health facilities located in the semi-arid south-eastern Kenya region of Makueni County struggled to bring critical health services closer to a hard-to-reach population scattered across three remote, far-flung villages.