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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it welcomes commitment by Facebook to ensure that users find facts about vaccines across social media platforms, where people seek information and advice. Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros…

Mrs. Olufunmilola Adewumi, Principal Nutritionist at the Amuwo Odofin Maternal and Child Centre, says sick mothers can also do exclusive breastfeeding successfully. Adewumi gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of…

As the world marks 2019 Breastfeeding Week, Lagos State Government has called on mothers to practice exclusive breastfeeding to promote the health of their babies. The wife of the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs Oluremi Hamzat, made the…

A pharmaceutical company, Sepat, says it will soon embark on free screening of Nigerians for early detection of antibodies and hepatitis in the country. In a statement issued in commemoration of the 2019 World Hepatitis Day, Sepat Chief…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Friday in Benin promised that the state would achieve 100 per cent immunisation coverage against diseases across the 18 local government areas of the state. Obaseki, represented by his deputy, Mr…

Baby foods on market generally contain too much sugar, posing a source of health concern, a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The world health body said this in the report released to update guidelines for…

The Federal Government has empowered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to undertake more effectively its mandate in the regulation of processed and packaged foods in the country. The Permanent…

The world has failed to combat sexually transmitted bacterial infections in the past few years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday in a study that estimates one million new cases every day. The annual total of 376…

Some tobacco control groups in the country have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts to enforce the National Tobacco Control Regulations recently passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly. The groups,…

An international team of experts is expected to arrive in southern Pakistan where an HIV outbreak has infected hundreds of children, local media reported on Monday. “A 10-member joint team of World Health Organisation (WHO) and the…