HIV Positive Bauchi Pregnant Women Get Free Drugs-UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund on Friday says it has initiated the screening of every pregnant woman in all the 323 main Primary Healthcare Centres in Bauchi State for HIV. It said…
UNICEF, WHO Step Up War Against
The United Nations Children Emergency Funds (UNICEF), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other partners are stepping up the battle against measles, unhealthy living and violence against children. In Yenegoa,…
Upgrade Health Facilities In Kaduna- UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday urged Kaduna State Government to fast-track the upgrade of functional Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) in 255 political wards in the state. The Country…
UNICEF warns against cultural practices hindering effective nutrition
Dr Zakari Adam, Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Kaduna, gave the warning in Ilorin at the inauguration of the Technical Evaluation Committee Agenda for Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ARiN).…
Nigeria Needs N4.4billion To Procure Therapeutic Food – UNICEF
An estimated 440,000 children under five years of age will suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states this year, the United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF)…
Increase Healthcare Spending By One Per Cent Of GDP, WHO Urges Countries
The World Health Organisation has urged countries to increase spending on primary healthcare by at least one per cent of their Gross Domestic Product in order to eliminate the gaps…
19m Children Unregistered In Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said no fewer than 19 million children are unregistered during and after birth in Nigeria. The Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF, Sharon Oladiji,…
Nigeria ranks second in open defecation – UNICEF
Nigeria has been ranked second among countries practicing open defecation globally, says the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). Dr Geoffrey Njoku, Communication Specialist, UNICEF made this known at a Two-Day…
Five Out Of Every 10 Jigawa Children In Danger Of Poor Brain Development – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Education Funds, UNICEF, has disclosed that five out of every 10 children in Jigawa State are in a danger of poor brain and internal organs development.…
Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Sri Lanka Bombings
Islamic State says its members were behind the Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka, in a statement carried by the extremist group’s mouthpiece Amaq.. “Those, who carried out the…
