Niger government has inaugurated N100 million worth of CEmONC equipment at selected general hospitals across the state to reduce maternal and newborn mortality.
The European Commission has allocated €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to help contain cholera.
The surgery was performed on Friday, after which the bladder stone, also weighing as much as a newborn baby, was removed.
The Kano State government has banned patent medicine stores across the state from administering intravenous (IV) fluid infusion and blood transfusion.
Mr Ezeka urged the officers to uphold transparency, professionalism and accountability in the discharge of their duties.
The WHO has raised about 60 per cent of the $115 million needed to fund the Ebola response.
A supermarket, SUFAYE Investment, has handed over damaged and expired products worth over N28 million to the Kano State Consumer Protection Council for disposal.
Nollywood actor Taiwo ‘Ogogo’ Hassan is battling stage four cancer, according to his daughter, Shakirat Taiwo. Ms Taiwo appeared in a video crying and begging for help.
An economic downturn and the high cost of care for families and newborns could force mothers to skip immunisation shots, especially on days when finances are tight.
The National Institute of Caregivers has unveiled a national initiative to strengthen professional caregiving in the country.
