Stakeholders Strategize on Demographic Dividends Rollout in Yobe
Stakeholders strategized on the effective rollout of demographic dividends, particularly in the health sector on Tuesday converged in Damaturu. The meeting, organized by the State...
PPP Key to Improving Bauchi’s WASH Sector – Experts
By Ahmed Ahmed The Bauchi State Government Technical Working Group (TWG) for the Review of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Policy has emphasized the need...
NPC Launches VASA Study to Reduce Maternal, Child Mortality in Yobe
By Baba Dan'Iya The Federal Commissioner for Borno/Yobe State, Barr. Isa Audu Buratai, has said the Nigeria Verbal and Social Autopsy (VASA) study was launched...
Building food culture to engender exclusive breastfeeding
By Amina Ahmed Medical experts have identified poor and inadequate breastfeeding as a major reason behind malnutrition. Malnutrition is a major contributor to high...
Association Urges Men to Combat Maternal Anaemia for Healthier Mothers, Babies
The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has called for increased male engagement in addressing iron deficiency anaemia to safeguard the lives of mothers and...
Plan International Empowers Men to Combat SGBV in Bauchi
By Amina Ahmed Plan International,a Non Governmental Organization has on Friday build capacity and drummed support for active male engagement to end Sexual and...
Yobe Women Break the Cycle: Embracing Family Spacing for Brighter Future
Women in rural communities of Yobe are increasingly embracing family spacing practices to improve their health and cope with the current economic realities. The women...
NIH Study: Breakthrough in Kidney Disease Research for West Africans
By Baba Dan'iya NIH Study: Breakthrough in Kidney Disease Research for West Africans Abuja, Nigeria – A groundbreaking study conducted by the National Institutes of...
FHI 360 concludes 3-year health project in Yobe
FHI 360, an NGO has successfully rounded off its three-year Alive and Thrive project in Yobe, aimed at improving maternal, infant, and young child nutrition....
SCI, other partners advocate for increased mental health awareness in Yobe
Save the Children International (SCI), Yobe State in collaboration with other partners have joined the global community to commemorate World Mental Health Day, emphasizing the...