4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (661+ words) The United Nations Children’s Fund on Thursday handed over a renovated Primary Health Care facility to the Katsina State Government, with a call for immediate provision of essential equipment, adequate staffing and maintenance to ensure improved access to quality healthcare…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (593+ words) The Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mass Administration of Azithromycin in Children 1–59 Months in Nigeria programme has reached more than 16 million children across 11 northern states, its organisers have said. The milestone comes as Nigeria continues to record a slow decline…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1355+ words) Renowned obstetricians and gynaecologists have asserted that the high fertility rate and rapid population growth across the West African sub-region are fuelling regional instability, economic frustration and vulnerability to violent extremism, urging African leaders to invest more in family planning....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (329+ words) The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency has launched a new campus-based HIV response initiative across 27 tertiary institutions in the state, targeting adolescent young people with the aim of intensifying prevention, awareness and support services. The initiative, known as the ‘Campus…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (863+ words) Using ambulances meant for living patients to convey corpses for burial could increase the risk of disease transmission and trigger outbreaks, particularly when the deceased died from infectious diseases, public health experts have said. The specialists explained that the bodies…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (763+ words) The Oyo State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund and Value Female Network Africa, has commenced the Gender Transformative Positive Parenting Programme 1.0. The programme began with a two-day training for community facilitators held on September 2 and 3, 2026, in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1572+ words) For residents of Gombe metropolis, the water crisis is not a matter of accounting terminology. It is measured in the early morning queues at boreholes, the cost of buying water from commercial vendors, the search for functioning public taps and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (462+ words) The Lagos State Government has called for stronger collaboration between the health and education sectors and other professionals to address the psychological, social and structural challenges confronting communities. The call was made at the 11th International Conference of Community Psychology hosted…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (509+ words) The United Nations Children’s Fund has called on religious leaders in Katsina State to leverage their influence and religious platforms to promote child health, vaccination, nutrition, education and protection among their followers. UNICEF made the call at a Faith for…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (652+ words) At least 185,502 more children were treated for acute malnutrition across seven northern states in 2025 than in the previous two years. The latest data from Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), obtained by Sunday PUNCH, identified the affected states as Zamfara,…...