…the GLOBOCAN 2024 report provides a global assessment of cancer incidence and mortality across countries, regions, age groups, and sexes.Of the 20.6 million new cases recorded in 2024, men accounted for 10.6 million and women for 10 million. Men also accounted for 56 per cent of the 9.8 million cancer deaths, while wom…

…the health of pregnant women because Rivers State was rated second on the maternal-child mortality index while he was governor. Amaechi became the governor of Rivers State on October 26, 2007, and stayed in office until May 29, 2015. He served for two terms after a Supreme Court ruling brought him to office. Reflecting…

…integrity, and wisdom; the last of the SANs from the 1970s. Now translated into immortality. Thank you for an immense innings,” Odinkalu said. Odinkalu also said he believed the baton of senior-most lawyer in Nigeria would now pass to Chief (Mrs) Folake Solanke, SAN. Another Senior Advocate, Dr Joseph Nwobike, describe…

…our Programme of Scale, Together for Healthy Families, which targets maternal and infant mortality. We launched pilot projects in Abuja, Nasarawa, Gombe and Ekiti states, investing more than $2 million. We initially targeted a 25 per cent reduction in maternal deaths, but achieved more than a 50 per cent reduction in b…

…and 4,855 bedsheets would improve healthcare delivery, reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, and strengthen hygiene standards in secondary health facilities across the 44 local government areas. The governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to prioritising preventive healthcare through sustained investment…

…conversation. Nigeria continues to carry one of the world’s highest burdens of maternal mortality. According to the Pamoja findings, an estimated two million unsafe abortions occur every year in Nigeria, with many taking place “in silence, invisible to law, to data and often to families.” The consequences are measured…

The Nasarawa State Government has said the long-standing issue of maternal and child mortality in Keffi and Nasarawa Local Government Areas has been significantly tackled through sustained policies aimed at improving healthcare delivery for residents. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Gaza Gwamna, stated this on Wednesda…

…who sing hallelujahs above the clouds; and the vanity of authors, who presume the immortality of their name and writings,” Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon’s profound meditation on old age reminds us that time is the great leveller of all human endeavour. Parents find continuity in their children, the faithful place their h…

…increase from the previous week.The unprecedented speed of transmission and rising mortality have made this epidemic the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever documented. Compounding the crisis, the virus driving the current epidemic is Bundibugyo ebolavirus, the rarest of the four Ebola species known to infect humans.…

…explain itself; he will d!e on top of whoever or whatever he is committing the sin of immortality with. "It's not about who sponsors me abroad or about husband and wife matters. IT IS WHAT GOD SAYS AND WANTS TO DO, HIS WORDS ARE HIS BOUND "God cannot waste His resources on a sinner for him or her to continue to live a…

…collaboration with UNICEF and other partners to improve child welfare, reduce mortality rates and expand educational opportunities for vulnerable children across the state. The post UNICEF hails Sokoto’s child welfare drive appeared first on Vanguard News.

…in a clinically unsafe environment, as well as having a history of high post-surgical mortality rate.“Gifted Hands has other clinics in Ekori located in Sam Eko’s house, Ntan Ekori. It was reported that a woman from Yakurr died in the facility shortly after surgical operation on 7 June 7,” the statement said. The state…

…killers Nigeria continues to carry one of the world's heaviest burdens of under-five mortality linked to preventable diseases. Globally, UNICEF has identified pneumonia as one of the leading infectious killers of young children, particularly in countries with low vaccination coverage and high exposure to indoor smoke f…

…Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, is aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality through the provision of medical equipment, ambulances, maternity kits and essential drugs to healthcare facilities across the state. Speaking during the ceremony, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Al…

…The Anglo- Nigerian link was now becoming stronger. Because of our climate, and the high mortality rate among the early European visitors to our land, Nigeria, as well as other coun- tries of West Africa for that matter, was regarded as unsuitable for permanent white settlement. From 1808 to the early sixties of that c…

…I'm not as convinced that being "remembered" by a chatbot is a guaranteed ticket to immortality, I can't deny that I find the results both intriguing and jealousy-inducing, especially since they're codified in an easy-to-compare score. (AI critic Anthony Moser scoffed that this is "literally the same as asking 13 chatb…

…to severe complications. The organisation said the disease also accounts for substantial mortality among children under five years, making it the 12th leading cause of death in that age group. Another challenge linked to the weak healthcare system, which contributes to the persistence of sickle cell disease (SCD), is t…