Muhammad Kafi Liman is the Chairman of Sickle Cell Aid Foundation, Shira Local Government Area, Bauchi State. In this interview with ALI GARBA, he laments the shortage of blood bags, high cost of drugs, and…
Appolonia Adeyemi
Going by the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic including shortage of essential care and the huge demand for care services, the EKO Hospitals have initiated telemedicine services with free emergency telemedicine service provisions. According…
Appolonia Adeyemi
Global Citizen and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has announced the launch of a solidarity fund designed to provide additional support for Nigeria’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed during a virtual…
APPOLONIA ADEYEMI
The 2019 World Malaria Report shows malaria still strikes hardest against some of the most vulnerable members of society – pregnant women and children under five – particularly in Africa, which accounts for 93 per…
APPOLONI A ADEYEMI reports
Nigeria’s population is currently estimated at 190 million. Experts claim that if nothing is done about the unusual population explosion in the country, by 2050 it could hit above 400 million. But adoption and use…
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Nigeria has set a 36 per cent contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) target to be achieved by 2020. Experts said removing various obstacles that hinder interested persons from adopting and using family planning would go a…
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The Guttmacher Institute estimated that 1.25 million induced abortions occurred in Nigeria in 2012, equivalent to a rate of 33 abortions per 1,000 women among women aged 15 to 49 years. It has, however, been…