The Health Writers Association (HEWAN) has expressed great concern on the resurgence of a new variant of the pandemic coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in some countries including Nigeria. The Association stressed the need for Nigerian health authorities to put measures in place to avoid the entry of the disease in the country. According to a release by […]
Month: December 2020
The 14-day social media advocacy against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence launched by the First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, after consultations with inter-ministerial stakeholders, has been successfully concluded with positive feedback on its impact among youths. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Head, Public Affairs, Office of the First Lady, Mrs. Olubukonla […]
Ogun State Government has expressed determination to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as an all-encompassing package of developmental activities, towards preventing maternal and perinatal deaths. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker stated this, during the launch and dissemination of 2018 and 2019 Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) reports, in collaboration with […]
The Lagos State government has reaffirmed the need to continue to engage the media to increase awareness and senzitization on Covid 19 response in the society. Commissioner For Health, Akin Abayomi, stated this at a Media Professionals Training on COVID 19 Response, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Health in collaboration with LAFIYA Project, […]
UNICEF has applauded the Federal Government for the release of school boys in Katsina. In a Statement released, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins expressed joy at the release of about 344 children of the Government boys science school in Kankara local government Area of Katstina State. The UNICEF Representative called for the immediate release […]
Ogun State Government has described investment in the youth as investing in the future, hence the reason it places high premium on their wellbeing especially in the area of sexual and reproductive health. The Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola made this known during the Workplan Meeting of the Naija Girls […]
In a bid to increase contraceptive access among women of child bearing age, Ogun State Government has launched Depot Medroxy_Progesterone Acetate Sub_Cutaneous (DMPA_SC) document, a four-year accelerated introduction and scale-up plan for 2019-2022.DMPA-SC, a newly introduced all_in_one syringe (uninject), creating a single, easy-to-use product known as ‘Sayana Press’. Wife of the State Governor, Mrs. Bami […]
The Ogun Government has said that it will ensure that no outbreak of polio is recorded in communities across the State especially border towns as it begins the December round of OutBreak Response Exercise in yewa North and Imeko Afon Local Government Areas. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker stated this during a monitoring exercise […]
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has partnered with PharmAccess Foundation to launch ‘MOMCARE’ as part of efforts to reduce maternal death in the State. Speaking at the launch ceremony held at The Providence, Ikeja, the Board Chairman of LASHMA, Dr. Adetokunbo Alakija, stated that with ‘MOMCARE’, maternal death during pregnancy and delivery would […]
The United Nations Children ‘s Fund has warned of COVID-19 disruptions to HIV service delivery in one third of high burden countries A press statement released by UNICEF says almost 15 per cent of global AIDS-related deaths in children and adolescents globally occur in Nigeria According to the report approximately every minute and 40 seconds, […]
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