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Gates Urges Action as 15% of Northern Nigerian Children Die Before Age Five
Bill Gates has expressed concern over the alarming rate of child mortality in northern Nigeria, warning that a…
Pfizer to Acquire Metsera in $4.9 Billion Bid to Enter Obesity Drug Market
Pfizer announced on Monday, September 22, that it will acquire Metsera, a biotech firm focused on obesity and…
Kebbi Governor Suspends Health Commissioner Over Viral Hospital Videos
Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has ordered the immediate suspension of the state’s Commissioner for Health, Yunusa Musa…
Nigerian Resident Doctors Begin Nationwide Strike Over Unmet Welfare Demands
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has launched a nationwide strike beginning Friday, September 12, after the…
Moradabad Woman With Postpartum Psychosis Allegedly Places 15-Day-Old Baby In Refrigerator
A 23-year-old woman in Moradabad’s Karula area, reportedly suffering from postpartum psychosis, allegedly placed her 15-day-old baby boy…
LAUTECH Nurses Issue 15-Day Ultimatum Over Welfare Neglect, Threaten Strike
Nurses and midwives at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, have given management a 15-day ultimatum…
One in Ten Children Worldwide Now Living With Obesity, UNICEF Warns
Childhood obesity has now overtaken underweight as the most widespread form of malnutrition among school-aged children and adolescents,…
Strike Looms as Resident Doctors Review Unmet Demands
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will today, Wednesday, hold a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting to…
Ten Children Die as Diphtheria Outbreak Hits Niger State
Ten children have lost their lives to a diphtheria outbreak in Agaie and Bida local government areas of…
FCT Resident Doctors Begin Seven-Day Warning Strike
Resident doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have begun a seven-day warning strike. In a communique signed…