How effective implementation of MPCDSR will reduce maternal, child deaths in Nigeria
Nigeria still has one of the highest Maternal Mortality Rates (MMR) in the world. The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) estimates the
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Outages: Non-electric ventilator offers relief in respiratory failure treatment
The COVID-19 pandemic stretched health facilities globally. Many hospitals ran out of bed spaces and medical supplies, essentially mechanical ventilat
Experts call for adoption of Sweden’s model to reduce cigarette use
International health experts have urged African policymakers to adopt Sweden’s tobacco harm reduction strategy to combat tobacco-related deaths and im
NCDC monitoring new subvariants of COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is closely monitoring the emergence of new subvariants of the Omicron variant of the SARS
‘Nigeria records 15% improvement in health security capacities in 5 years’
Nigeria has scored a total of 54 % in the second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) of the country’s capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public he