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What causes birth asphyxia?

My baby suffers from birth asphyxia. Please I need more information on it.     – Kuburat L.  Birth asphyxia, also called asp

1 in 3 Niger children not breastfed ‘at all’ – Study

A study has found out that one in three children under age two in Niger State were not breastfed at all. The study, commissioned by Civil Society Scal

NPHCDA anxious over state rivalry

Executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (PHCDA), Ado Muhammad, has cautioned against rivalry between health commiss

6 in 10 children’s diet lack diversity, minimum frequency

In-house data from the United Nations Children’s Fund indicate only 37% (four in 10) of children get diversity in diet necessary to stave off ma

Expert calls for implementation of National Oral Health Policy

Dr Olufemi Orebanjo, a former President of the Nigeria Dental Association (NDA), has called for the implementation of the National Oral health policy