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A patient at Ilara-Mokin on the testing bed

Screening invention strengthens fight against cervical cancer in Ondo state.

Akure, 28 October, 2022 - When Mrs Olawale Damilola, a 40 years old…

A mother at an IDP camp

Self-care empowers women to manage their sexual and reproductive health

Abuja, 18 October, 2022 - Living at the Internally Displaced Persons…

Ms Adetona after seeing a stress counsellor

Suicide is not an option

Abuja, 13 October, 2022 - As of November 2019, Chidinma Ebele, 22…

In Nigeria, health workers learn how to help women facing gender-based violence

In Nigeria, health workers learn how to help women facing gender-based violence

Like many health workers across the Sahel, Mairama Baba Yadafa has…

Dr Chieshi

Living with schizophrenia -An individual’s story

Abuja, 11 October, 2022 - Dr Chieshi was diagnosed with schizophrenia…

The delegate at ACEGID.

Nigeria expands genomic sequencing intervention beyond COVID-19

Osun, 11 October, 2022 - Given that genomic sequencing technology…

A mental health care worker with a patient.

In Nigeria, health workers learn how to help women facing gender-based violence

Borno, 7 Ocotber, 2022 – Like many health workers across the Sahel,…

Hajara a caregiver, administering malaria drug to her eligible child

Mothers adopt Seasonal Malaria chemoprevention drugs to keep malaria at bay in Adamawa State

Yola, 30 September, 2022 - Sitting on a wooden stool in front of her…

Saratu, a member of the Mobile health team providing essential health service in a nomadic setting in Yobe state.

WHO delivers critical health services to meet basic humanitarian needs of 1 million people

Yola, 30 September, 2022 - In line with the target of improving the…

A pharmacist storing drugs

Medicines can heal, but they can also harm

Abuja, 19 September, 2022 - In December 2017, Oluwatayo Akingbile,…