By Mbonu Onyinyechi Christiana 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) Data Report has revealed that Nigeria is one of the five countries in the world with the highest number of under – five deaths. During a Media Dialogue…
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By Mbonu Onyinyechi Christiana Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) also known as female genital cutting or female circumcision is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as any procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external genitalia and/or…
Nigeria has confirmed first case of Coronavirus in Lagos on 27th February, 2020. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) took to their twitter platform to announce the news while assuring Nigerians that all measures are in place to…
Dr Olatoye Ogundipe, a gynecologist, on Wednesday, says the gender of a child is not determined by the sex position or duration contrary to beliefs by some people. Ogundipe said that most couples had been misled in believing that…
According to reports from Dr. Ibekwe Nnaemeka (SR ENT, FMC Owerri), Federal Medical Center Owerri emergency response of Surgeons on call saved a Life at around 10:30pm yesterday. *This is a 35yrs old Bricklayer who accidentally fell off from …
It was a matter of fear and anxiety as the first Ebola patient in Goma, the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) died days after he got infected with the deadly virus.…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday officially declared the current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, who announced the declaration in Geneva, called…
By Carl Umegboro Ideally, open defection ought not to be an issue in Nigeria in 21st century. Sadly, contrary to expectation, it is. Logically, it points to bad leadership, abysmal failure of governments for ages. Seriously, the act is…
By Mbonu Onyinyechi Christiana Open defecation refers to the practice whereby people go out in fields, bushes, forests, open bodies of water, or other open spaces rather than using the toilet to defecate. It poses a serious threat to…
By Mbonu Onyinyechi Christiana The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and Child’s Rights Bureau (CRIB) of the Federal Ministry of Information during a two-day Media Dialogue held at Kakanfo Inn and Conference Center Ibadan, Oyo state have enlightened the…