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‘There is need for functional eye care facilities in PHCs across Nigeria’

Dr. Chidozie Grace is an optometrist and fellow of the Nigerian College of Optometrists and the LV Prasad Eye Institute, India. In this interview, she

‘Women’s voices key to improved maternal health’

Some stakeholders in the health sector have said that the prioritisation and inclusion of women’s voices is critical to addressing maternal health cha

EU releases funds to prevent spread of diphtheria in Nigeria

The European Union (EU) has released €150,000 (N75 million) in humanitarian funds to prevent the spread of diphtheria in Nigeria and assist the most a

How ‘cheap plastic’ is helping to deal with Nigeria’s open defecation problem

Six federal monuments dot Kwali area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), but the area is still very rural. In the shadow of any of the mon

Tackling challenges of claustrophobia in Benue FMC’s way

Sufferers of infectious diseases are often prone to claustrophobia, generally referred to as the irrational fear of confined spaces. Health profession