Lagos State Charges TBAs to Embrace HIV Universal Prevention Practices

Editor

The CEO of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Dr.  Monsurat Adeleke, has urged Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) to embrace HIV and Universal prevention practices in the delivery of their Ante-Natal and Obstetric services while abiding by COVID-19 infection prevention control.

Nigeria is Polio-Free - Says WHO

Abigail Kanu

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has, Thursday, declared Nigeria free of wild polio following the completion of documentation for the free status

MAGGI Brings Fresh Twist to Popular African meals with New Website, Dishes

•Excites enthusiasts with Yelo Péppé drama 

Becky Emmanuel

Nestlé brand, MAGGI, has launched a first-of-its-kind website in Central and West Africa, offering fresh new twists to well-known African dishes across the continent.

Environmentalists Harp on Importance of Nature to Humans

Abigail Kanu

The Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) Lagos Chapter has harped on the importance of nature to human while marking the World Environment Day 2020 alongside other environmentalists, conservationists and stakeholders in a webinar.

NSN Calls for Adequate Nutrition Post-COVID-19 against Malnutrition

…Recommends exclusive breastfeeding 0 to 6 months; breastfeeding to 24 months

Abigail Kanu

The Nutrition Society of Nigeria has reaffirm its commitment to promoting the health and well-being of all Nigerians as it calls for adequate nutrition across the lifecycle post COVID-19 pandemic to avoid malnutrition.

Merck, African First Ladies Partner on Training African Doctors on Diabetes, Hypertension Management

Abigail Kanu

Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health, has continued their strategy to provide one-year Diploma and two-year Master Degree in both Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine and Diabetes for medical postgraduates from more than 35 African and Asian countries.

COVID-19: Nigerian Woman Shares Safety Tips to Avoid Imaginary Symptoms

A Nigerian woman (name withheld) has narrated how watching the news on the COVID-19 pandemic daily led to her imaginative symptoms. In this chat with HealthMundo, she shared her experience to ease the hysteria ripping the peace of citizens; safety tips to avoid imaginary symptoms.

How Husbands Can Keep Homes Healthy, Save Lives

Abigail Kanu

The Director, Post-Pregnancy Family Planning Project (PPFP), Dr. Taiwo Johnson, has charged men across the country to be supportive of their wives during and after pregnancy as it would keep both mother and child healthy as well as the wellbeing of the home.

Fayemi Approves Six Months Maternity Leave for Ekiti Workers

Abigail Kanu

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has approved six months (180 days) maternity leave for workers in the state public service.

Merck Foundation Partners African First Ladies, Health Ministries to Build Cancer Care Capacity in Africa

…Trains Oncologists in Africa to increase limited number

Rebecca Ejifoma

Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO Merck Foundation and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman of Board of Trustees of Merck Foundation with Merck More Than a Mother Ambassadors First Ladies of Burundi, Central Africa, Chad, Liberia, Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Zambia and Zimbabwe during the MFFLI commitee meeting in Ghana

Merck Foundation has partnered African First Ladies and Ministries of Health to build cancer care capacity in the continent with the training of the first African oncologists for better and quality cancer care in Africa.

Paedophiles Are Still Around You

Lauretta Omosogha

Whether you believe it or not, there is a paedophile somewhere around you lurking for that little girl or boy to sexually devour him or her of her innocence.

Father of One Month Old Defiles Neighbour's Daughter

"So you are even a virgin” – perpetrator tells survivor. 

The alleged perpetrator, Emeka

Rebecca Ejifoma

32 years old father of a month old baby girl, Oma Ebuka, has been arraigned before the Tinubu Magistrate Court for allegedly defiling 17 years old female neighbour (names withheld) in the survivor’s home.

Women Associations Nationwide Walk against Female Circumcision

…Causes VVF and other infections

Lauretta Omosogha

Women Associtations including the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FIDA, and NGOs in Ondo State joined the Inter-African Committee (IAC) to sensitise women against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).