…with the Katsina State Government, particularly in strengthening maternal and child health services. “We want to appreciate UNICEF for supporting the Katsina State Government in improving maternal and child health services,” she said. “UNICEF’s support extended beyond infrastructure to strengthening human resources and…

…manifestos and demand clear proposals on education, out-of-school children, maternal and child healthcare, nutrition, water and sanitation, child protection, disability inclusion, social protection, girls’ education and youth development. According to Dankumo, “Every major promise affecting children should be accompani…

…health indicators remain a serious concern and committed to improving maternal and child health outcomes, expanding access to essential medicines, and equipping health workers to deliver better services.Apart from Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress is among…

…support basic literacy and education, to prevent and treat disease, improve maternal and child health, improve community economies, grow local economies, promote peace, and protect the environment. You talk about our flagship program, polio eradication. Yes, polio eradication is our number one external corporate projec…

…management of hypertension. He added that the distribution of maternal, neonatal and child health commodities, accident and emergency supplies, and 4,855 bedsheets would improve healthcare delivery, reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, and strengthen hygiene standards in secondary health facilities across the 44 loc…

…strategies that have greatly helped to address the problem. He said, “Our maternal and child health has improved, and we have seen our enrolment in health insurance also improve. We have seen our surveillance, that is our health security, also improve. “Where we had a high burden of maternal mortality, like Keffi and N…

…across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, providing specialist services in maternal and child healthcare, sickle cell screening, emergency surgery and neurosurgery. She added that diaspora medical groups had equipped hospitals and primary healthcare centres with medical equipment worth billions of naira, while the Diasp…

…revitalising primary healthcare facilities and improving access to quality maternal and child healthcare services, particularly for women of child-bearing age, pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under the age of five. The Information Officer of the Benue State Primary Health Care Board, Grace Akure, in a stat…

…the broader body of evidence linking industrial air pollution with adverse maternal and child health outcomes. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has likewise associated exposure to fine particulate matter and toxic air pollutants with aggravated asthma, chronic bronchitis, respiratory symptoms, and prem…

…pneumonia and vaccine-preventable diseases continuing to dominate outpatient visits and child health outcomes, according to the Joint Health Sector Report 2025 published by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The report paints a mixed picture. While some conditions such as diphtheria and circulating vacc…

…equipment, commodities and delivery kits worth N10bn to strengthen maternal and child healthcare services in Bauchi State. The intervention, unveiled on Saturday by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, is aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality through the provision of medical equipment, ambulan…

…children's health, with over two decades of leadership spanning maternal, newborn, and child health, gender equity, and community wellbeing. She serves as Inaugural Global Health Ambassador for the WHO Foundation and holds advisory and leadership roles across global institutions including the World Health Organization,…