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Insurgency: Health challenges of women

“In violence and conflict, that number goes up considerably,” says Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),

Improved midwifery can reduce maternal mortality – Toyin Saraki

What inspired your interest in maternal health?My interest in maternal health stems from my personal experience of childbirth in Nigeria and loss of a

Red Cross appeals for N12.9bn for 1.5m displaced by Boko Haram

The region spans Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad-four countries affected by Boko Haram insurgency and counter attacks-where more than 1.5 million pe

Family doctors desperate to increase numbers

A programme started four years ago by the National Postgraduate Medical College to award postgraduate diploma in family medicine has only produced som

NMA, NANS back UI over new medical policy

In separate interviews with newsmen, the Chairman NMA in Oyo State, Dr. Muideen Olatunji, and the Vice Chairman of NANS in the state, Comrade Toheed A