Category: Health
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ARMY CHIEF PROMISES TOP CARE FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has personally assured soldiers injured on duty that they will receive the best medical treatment available, emphasizing that their sacrifices will never be forgotten. During a visit to the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna, Maj.-Gen. Isah Abdullahi, the Army’s Chief of Administration, delivered this message…
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LUTH DIRECTOR URGES PARENTS: TREAT BOYS & GIRLS EQUALLY TO CRUSH GBV AT ITS ROOTS
Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Social Services Director Ms Titilayo Tade, speaking at Inner Wheel District 911’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (Nov 25-Dec 10), slammed families favoring boys—loading them with entitlement while girls slave over chores—as the core driver of GBV, demanding equal treatment to instill respect and morals from home. Tade…
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GAIN’S $10M BIOFORTIFIED CROPS PROJECT TRANSFORMS NIGERIA’S FIGHT AGAINST VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) invested $10 million over five years in the SNiPS project across Kaduna, Oyo, Nasarawa, and Benue states, partnering with GIZ to boost vitamin A-rich cassava, maize, rice, and orange-fleshed sweet potato production tackling child/women malnutrition amid low yields and poor micronutrient staples. Results: 9,633 farmers produced 41.6M kg…
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LAGOS REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO HIV PREVENTION AHEAD OF WORLD AIDS DAY 2025
Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) CEO Dr Folakemi Animashaun announced robust plans for World AIDS Day on December 1, under the theme “Overcoming Disruptions: Sustaining Nigeria’s HIV Response,” including free statewide HIV testing from November 18 to December 1 across all LGAs and LCDAs. She praised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s leadership for bolstering systems and…
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ALIVE & THRIVE NIGERIA CELEBRATES 4-YEAR NUTRITION WINS, URGES SUSTAINED COLLABORATION
Alive & Thrive Nigeria, implemented by FHI 360, reviewed its four-year Accelerating Nutrition Project achievements in Abuja, highlighting policy boosts, micronutrient supplement access for pregnant women, frontline health worker training, and breastfeeding promotion in primary care. Country Rep Dr Victor Ogbodo called for ongoing partnerships to tackle Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis—stunting affects 31.5% of under-5s, anaemia…
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SAUDI ARABIA LAUNCHES FREE COCHLEAR IMPLANT PROGRAMME FOR 30 NIGERIAN CHILDREN IN ABUJA
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has kicked off a groundbreaking cochlear implant and hearing-rehabilitation programme at the National Hospital in Abuja, targeting around 30 surgeries mainly for kids with severe hearing loss. This full-service initiative covers diagnosis, surgery, therapy, and speech rehab to help children hear, speak, and fully join…
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UNAIDS WARNS OF 55% DROP IN CONDOM DISTRIBUTION IN NIGERIA, SIGNALING A SETBACK IN HIV FIGHT
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has revealed a startling 55% decline in condom distribution in Nigeria over the past year, highlighting the deepest setback in the global HIV response in decades. This was disclosed during the launch of UNAIDS’ 2025 World AIDS Day report, “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response.” UNAIDS reports…
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GOMBE STATE, UNICEF TEAM UP TO FIGHT CHILD MALNUTRITION WITH READY-TO-USE THERAPEUTIC FOOD
Inuwa Yahaya, Governor of Gombe State, has approved a N500 million matching fund to procure Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in collaboration with UNICEF, aiming to strengthen the state’s response to severe acute malnutrition. Ismaila Uba-Misilli, Director-General of Press Affairs in Gombe, highlighted that this intervention under the Child Nutrition Fund will expand access to treatment…
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KEBBI GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FREE EYE TREATMENT FOR 5,000 PATIENTS ACROSS ALL LGAs
Kebbi State is set to deliver free eye treatment for 5,000 patients throughout its 21 local government areas in a five-day medical outreach. The initiative is a collaboration between the state government, the Saudi-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), and the Nasara Foundation. Health Commissioner Isma’il Augie, speaking after inspecting the program at Kebbi…
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WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT URGED AS CRUCIAL STRATEGY TO TACKLE UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND PROMOTE SOCIETAL WELL-BEING
Stakeholders across sectors gathered at the “Women’s Voices in Focus” symposium in Abuja to call for urgent coordinated efforts to support women’s empowerment as a vital tool against rising unwanted pregnancies and related health issues. Organised by MESBA Promotions Limited, the event stressed expanding women’s access to education, economic opportunities, and reproductive health information for…
