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Family Planning, a preventive medicine – Prof. Ladipo

Prof. Oladapo Ladipo, the President Emeritus, Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), hasdescribed family planning as a preventive medicine. Ladipo said this on Wednesday...

Nigerian VP flies to Vietnam

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi  Osinbajo has taken off to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for high-level bilateral engagements in the Southeast nation, including meetings with...

FG, stakeholders mull improved programmes for fistula victims, survivors

The Federal Government and some stakeholders have initiated strategies to improve programmes for victims and survivors of obstetric fistula via the National Gender Policy...

Smile Train restates commitment to strengthening surgical cleft care in Nigeria

Smile Train, an international NGO, has restated its commitment to strengthening surgical cleft care and treatment by providing more training, funding, and resources to...

World Aids Day: Inequalities still exist in spite of HIV/AIDS interventions-SFH

The Society for Family Health (SFH), says in spite of better data, more available resources, efficient decisions and life-saving treatments  for HIV/AIDS, inequalities still exist among...

Addressing open defecation through enhanced sanitation services

By agency reporter The importance of maintaining clean environment and stopping open defecation cannot be over-emphasised. Experts say that unclean environment and open defecation contribute immensely...

FG begins paternity leave for civil servants

The Federal Government has approved the commencement of a 14-day paternity leave for federal civil servants. The paternity leave, which is for serving male officers...

WHO recommends “mpox” as new name for monkeypox

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday recommended new name “mpox” for Moneypox in the wake of reports of racist and stigmatising language surrounding...

Exempt tax on sanitary pad, NGO urges govt

An NGO, Focusing on Women and Girls Initiative for Positive Change (FOWGI),has urged Federal Government to remove all taxes on sanitary pad to make...

75% of counter-insurgency operations are non-kinetic, says Theater Commander

The Theatre Commander, Operation “Hadin Kai”, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa says 75 per cent of the ongoing counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations are non-kinetic while kinetic...

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