The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), says one out of every five Rivers children are malnourished and has stunted growth. UNICEF Chief Field Officer, Rivers State,...
Drug abuse, a common habit among young people of the times, including women of child-bearing age, has been identified as another cause of early menopause as...
A gynaecologist with a private hospital in Abuja, Dr Charles Agugua, has identified poverty as a major cause of maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria. Agugua...
Not less than 13 local government areas in Rivers State have been affected by yet another type of the neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), the Lymphatic Filinasis,...
A Public health physician, Dr. Idowu Justus, has said that Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) constitute a major cause of infertility and sterility as well as frequent...
The Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ) have appealed to the Federal Government to allocate one per cent of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the federation...
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Sani Aliyu, has said that the Federal Government must take full sponsorship of...
Cardiovascular disease otherwise known as heart disease is said to account for 25 per cent of all deaths around the world. The disease, which is common...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has commenced surgical intervention scheme for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bama, Dalori and Banki camps, all in...
For eight years, the immediate past APC administration in Rivers State neglected the health sector. Rivers people in rural areas were denied access to quality healthcare. ...
