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Fela Durotoye, wife to speak at women empowerment conference in Lagos

Nigeria, May 15 -- Some development advocates and experts have been drawn from across various fields to speak at the forthcoming conference on women's development in Nigeria. They include the Senior ... Read More


Nigerian doctors elect new president, secretary

Nigeria, May 12 -- Members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have elected a new set of leaders to pilot the affairs of the association for the next two years. The association disclosed this i... Read More


Real reasons Nigeria still missing out on malaria vaccine rollout

Nigeria, May 12 -- On 25 April, three West African countries = Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Benin - rolled out, in thousands, doses of an anti-malaria vaccine for infants between 5 and 17 months old. T... Read More


Dangote Cement launches malaria intervention programme in Edo

Nigeria, May 10 -- The Dangote Cement company has launched a malaria intervention programme for host communities in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. With the launch, the cemen... Read More


Nigeria's failure to prioritise youth sexual health hampers HIV prevention- UNAIDS

Nigeria, May 9 -- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has said Nigeria's failure to cater adequately for the sexual and reproductive rights of young citizens is impeding Nigeria's ... Read More


AstraZeneca begins worldwide withdrawal of COVID-19 vaccine

Nigeria, May 8 -- AstraZeneca, a British-Swedish pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has announced that it is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, worldwide. According to the multinatio... Read More


Namibia becomes first African country to end mother-to-child HIV, Hepatitis B transmission

Nigeria, May 7 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has said Namibia, a Southern African country, is the first high-burden nation globally to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and H... Read More


Nigeria appraises strategies in fight against malaria

Nigeria, May 4 -- To improve Nigeria's fight against malaria morbidity and mortality, Nigeria's Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Friday hosted key health players and experts to reevaluate its app... Read More


Oyo nurses threaten indefinite strike

Nigeria, May 3 -- The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Oyo State chapter, has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike should state authorities fail to accede to their... Read More


TheCable at 10: Pate, Adeyeye, others to appraise rising cost of medicines in Nigeria

Nigeria, April 29 -- The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, alongside other stakeholders, will address the rising cost of drugs and medical care in Nigeria in a Webinar on Tuesday. The Coordinati... Read More