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Researchers Convene to Address Antimalarial Resistance in West Africa Researchers from Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, and Senegal under the Emerging Genomics Selection and Antimalarial Tolerance project, on Tuesday, convened...

Why Health Experts Urge Olympics to Cut Ties with Coca-Cola Two health experts, Trish Cotter and Sandra Mullin, on Wednesday, urged Olympics organisers to cut ties with Coca-Cola,...

Tinubu Hailed for Appointing Polio Survivor as PWDs Commission Boss A member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, Tolu Bankole, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for...

Cholera Vaccines will Arrive Nigeria Soon, Health Minister Says The coordinating minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, says cholera vaccines will be delivered to Nigeria...

WBW: Organisation Urges FG, Stakeholders to Invest in Breastfeeding As Nigeria joins the global community to commemorate the 2024 World Breastfeeding Week, the Federal government and agencies particularly...

WBW: Nigeria Targets 50% Exclusive Breastfeeding by 2030 The Federal government is working in collaboration with development partners to achieve 50 per cent exclusive breastfeeding by 2030. The Nutrition...

WBW: 76% of Babies in Nigeria Denied Exclusive Breastfeeding – UNICEF The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that a whopping 76 percent of babies between 0-6...

Nigeria, USP Partner to Boost Local Pharmaceutical Production In a significant move to boost Nigeria’s healthcare sector, the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) has...

HUNGER PROTEST: NMA Calls for Economic Friendly Policies The FCT Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged President Bola Tinubu to address issues which led to...

Cost of Healthy Diet in Nigeria Rises by 45% in Six Months The cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) in Nigeria has increased by 45 percent in the...