3 years on, Health Act not implemented
Nearly three years since the National Health Act became law, inability to get financial backing to implement it continues to worry health stakeholders
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How family planning reduces mother, child deaths
The issue of birth spacing resonated recently at different fora in Sokoto where concerns were raised over the high rate of deaths during pregnancy and
20,000 babies born on New Year, but many will not survive today
As you ring in New Year 2018, keep this thought in mind: some 20,210 babies will be born in Nigeria on January 1, according to the United Nations Chil
Low-sodium diet might not lower blood pressure
A new study that followed more than 2,600 men and women for 16 years found that consuming less sodium wasn’t associated with lower blood pressur
Sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to obesity
A new review of the latest evidence on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)- which includes 30 new studies published between 2013 and 2015 (and none of th