The Accelerating Progress in Pediatrics and PMTCT (AP3) programme is to identify HIV cases among pediatric and adolescent populations.
Olurotimi Awojide, Lagos State chairman, NANNM, made the appeal during the association’s annual scientific conference on Wednesday in Lagos.
Rotavirus is a contagious virus that causes severe diarrhoea diseases (watery stool), vomiting and fever, primarily in infants and young children.
Research has found that visits to emergency rooms with suicidal thoughts increased sharply among U.S. children and teenagers.
Meanwhile, most of the world’s population growth is concentrated among the poorest countries.
WHO recommends that skin-to-skin contact, also known as “kangaroo mother care,” should begin immediately after these little ones take their first breath.
The death toll included one in June, nine in July, 11 in August, 34 in September, 86 in October, and 72 in November.
UNFPA says it is working with the Kaduna government to improve access to family planning services for women and adolescents across the state.
Mr Shuaib stated that the top five performing states on the COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign in the country are Nasarawa, Jigawa, Osun, Kaduna, and Kano.
Health minister Osagie Ehanire says Nigeria produces about 3000 doctors every year, with 1,000 of those relocating abroad.
