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YWCA Educates Lagos Community On Cancer, Healthy Lifestyle Awareness As part of its activities to commemorate this year’s World Cancer Day 2024, the Lagos Central Group of the...

Study: Personal Care Product Chemicals May Damage Brain Cells, Cause Autism According to a new study, chemicals found in person­al care products such as toothpaste, mouthwash, disinfectants, hand...

Stephanie Linus Emerges First Black Recipient of Lennox K. Black Prize in Medicine As part of the unprecedented recognition of her outstanding contributions to social activism and impact...

Nigeria’s SSB Tax Below WHO Recommendation, Coalition Says A coalition known as the National Action on Sugar Reduction, says Nigeria’s current tax rate of N10 per litre on...

Breastfeeding Within 30 Minutes Of Birth Reduces Stunting In Children – Experts Nutrition and child health experts have identified early initiation of breastfeeding within 30 minutes of birth...

World Doctors Day: Prioritise Self-Care While Discharging Your Duties – NDA President As the world commemorates World Doctors Day today, the National President of the Nigerian Dental...

BSUTH Establishes In Vitro Fertilization Unit- CMD Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), has established an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) unit, an assisted reproductive procedure for women battling...

Gender Advocates Recommend Increased Financing For Preventing GBV Stakeholders in the area of Gender-Based Violence, including gender advocates and a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO), Hacey Health Initiative, have...

UNICEF Seeks NHIS Platform Creation For Experience Sharing Mrs. Ijeoma Agbo, a public health specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is urging for the creation of...

NAFDAC Confiscates Illegal Drugs, Beverages In South-East The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recently confiscated illegal drugs and beverages worth millions of Naira...