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By : Gbenga Salau The construction of the MCC was one of the outcomes of the Lagos State Maternal and Child Mortality Reduction Programme (LSMCMRP), which
Gbenga Akinfenwa With just two years to the year 2025 deadline set by the Federal Government to ensure Nigeria is open defaecation free, in line with
By Tobi Awodipe Lagos youth friendly initiative: Image Credit: The Guardian One of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDG 3) is that people of all ages
By Gbenga Akinfenwa Image Credit: The Guardian Last year, medical authorities raised the alarm over the resurgence of leprosy cases in the country. Serious concerns
By Sola Abe The World Health Organisation (WHO) states that prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5, globally. In low-income settings, WHO
By Mujeeb Abdulwasiu One afternoon in November 2019, Kehinde Abdulwasiu, 27, decided to travel to Lagos from Ekiti State, where he was carrying out the
By Johnstone Kpilaakaa Dr Peter Yawe lost his 20-year-old cousin to liver cancer caused by chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection in 2015. Four years
Marcus FATUNMOLE DOZENS of mourners converged on the premises of Florence Odole opposite the St Micheal’s Primary School at Iju, Akure North Local Government Area
Mustapha USMAN IN this report, Mustapha Usman looks at how a non-governmental organisation (NGO) is giving women in Nigeria a new lease on life after
By Mustapha USMAN IN 2017 Sarah Yug felt a lump in her breast, she went to a hospital in Benue State, and after several scans
Marcus Fatunmole AMINU Yusuf was at the Federal Medical Centre Gusua, Zamfara State, in July 2018 to treat his wife, who suffered from bacteria infections
Marcus FATUNMOLE EIGHTY-YEAR-OLD Madam Angelina Emmanuel now enjoys free health care in a government health facility for the first time in her lifetime through the Basic Health
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