The United Nations Children Fund’s (UNICEF) on Wednesday deplored the alleged diversion of nutrition supplements in some communities in Sokoto State. UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office in charge of Sokoto, …
Urgent action is needed to save millions of children from malnutrition in north-east Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, Nigeria’s Resident Coordinator, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) has …
Famine is looming in four Yemeni districts after instances of hunger have rapidly surged among children in areas controlled by the internationally recognised government, a report by international aid workers …
The Chief Executive Officer of Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance, Sania Nishtar, has said Nigeria will soon receive cholera vaccines to help in the fight against the ongoing epidemic. Ms …
The Nigerian government has lined up a series of activities to mark this year’s World Breast Feeding Week, which is aimed at promoting awareness and public support for breastfeeding. This …
The Lagos State Government says deaths from the state’s cholera outbreak have increased from 15 to 21, while infections also increased to 401 from 350. The Special Adviser to the …
Nigeria has recorded 65 confirmed cases of Cholera with 30 deaths from 1 January to 11 June across 96 local governments in 30 states, says the Nigeria Centre for Disease …
The adoption of an indigenous midwives initiative across the country will significantly improve Nigeria’s maternal mortality according to John Sotunsa, a professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He said this while …
The Nigerian government has set up a ministerial task force to promptly develop an action plan to tackle malnutrition among children in Nigeria. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social …
The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) has said it intends to support the Nigerian government with the provision of two Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) in each ward across the country. …