LAGOS INAUGURATES TASK FORCE ON IMMUNIZATION, URGES STAKEHOLDERS TO EMBRACE PROGRAMME
By Aishat Momoh. O. In a bid to prevent diseases among the children in Lagos State, the Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has emphasised...
FIXING POVERTY, MALARIA IN NIGERIA’LL TAKE YEARS – GATES CEO
By Sunmisola Shodayo Mark Suzman, the Chief Executive Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has remarked that tackling poverty and malaria in Nigeria...
EU ENVIRONMENT BOSS TESTS POSITIVE FOR ‘TOXIC’ FOREVER CHEMICALS
Agency Report The EU’s environment commissioner said on Monday she has tested positive for “toxic” forever chemicals after undergoing screening to raise awareness of the...
RESIDENT DOCTORS ISSUE 30-DAY ULTIMATUM TO FG OVER WELFARE DEMANDS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government 30 days to meet a series of outstanding...
LSACA CEO URGES TRADITIONAL RULERS TO LEAD FIGHT AGAINST HIV IN COMMUNITIES
The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), Dr. Folakemi Animashaun, has urged traditional rulers across Lagos State to take a...
19 DIE FROM ALCOHOL POISONING IN RUSSIA
At least 19 people have died this month of suspected alcohol poisoning in Russia’s western Leningrad region, local officials said Friday. Incidents of mass deaths...
GLOBAL CANCER TOLL TO RISE BY 61% IN 2050 – REPORT
A report published by the Lancet, a medical journal, projects that by 2050, about 30.5 million people will be newly diagnosed with cancer each year,...
NIGERIA, U.S. PARTNERSHIP YIELDING FRUITS IN CHOLERA RESILIENCE
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), says Nigeria is moving from emergency cholera response to building long-term resilience against the disease and...
KATSINA TARGETS 4.8M CHILDREN FOR RUBELLA VACCINATION IN INTEGRATED POLIO CAMPAIGN
By Aishat Momoh. O. At least 4.8 million children aged between nine months and 14 years are set to be vaccinated against Rubella in...
UPDATED: FG, LAGOS GOVT LAUNCH ‘ART IMPACT SURVEY’ TO BOOST HIV TREATMENT, VIRAL SUPPRESSION (PHOTOS)
By: Sefiu Ajape Survey Targets 11,397 residents across 20 LGAs in Lagos State Data to guide HIV treatment coverage and viral suppression strategies Stakeholders urge...