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Remi Tinubu launches menstrual hygiene intervention for schoolgirls nationwide

Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has launched a nationwide distribution of menstrual hygiene packs aimed at supporting schoolgirls, particularly those in rural communities. Th... Read More


Nigeria's Resident doctors announce new call limits, decry burnout

Nigeria, Oct. 2 -- The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced new limits to the length of call duties its members can undertake, citing exhaustion, burnout, and preventable deat... Read More


Nigeria@65: Nigerian doctors list failures, reforms needed in health sector

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said the country's health sector is still plagued by chronic underperformance, with little progress made despite its potential. In a stat... Read More


Healthcare among key areas benefiting from subsidy reforms - Tinubu

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is investing savings from fuel subsidy removal and foreign exchange reforms into healthcare and other key sectors of the ... Read More


Chinese firm unveils bone adhesive that repairs fractures within minutes

Nigeria, Sept. 29 -- A recent claim about a Chinese-made bone adhesive sparked online debate after an X user expressed scepticism about claims of new Chinese inventions, saying he would independently ... Read More


PT Health Watch: What to know about Endometriosis, pain beyond menstruation

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- Many women experience pain during their monthly period. But when the pain begins days before menstruation, continues after it ends, and becomes so severe that it affects normal ac... Read More


Nigeria joins global deal to cut cost of HIV prevention drug

Nigeria, Sept. 26 -- The Nigerian government has joined global leaders in announcing a historic price reduction for a revolutionary HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, at the sidelines of the 80th Unite... Read More


Kaduna govt, Gates Foundation sign development accountability framework

Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- The Kaduna State government and the Gates Foundation have signed the Kaduna Mutual Accountability Framework (KaMAF) to strengthen accountability in development. The agreement was... Read More


No evidence linking paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism- WHO

Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is no scientific proof that taking paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy causes autism in children. The clarification co... Read More


Trump claims paracetamol use in pregnancy raises autism risk in children

Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- The United States President Donald Trump has claimed that pregnant women's use of paracetamol, a common painkiller also known by the brand name Tylenol, carries a very increased r... Read More