1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (641+ words) The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has urged residents of the state to embrace daily sanitation as part of efforts to prevent flooding and disease outbreaks. Sanwo-Olu made the call while addressing residents of Eputu London…...

52+ min ago   (550+ words) The World Health Organization has disclosed that road traffic injuries remain the leading cause of death among children and youth aged 5–29 years globally. This is as it revealed that road traffic crashes still claimed 1.16 million people’s lives in 2025, despite a…...

50+ min ago   (512+ words) Paediatricians have urged parents not to ignore signs such as breathing difficulties, convulsions, abnormal skin colour, or extreme coldness in newborns, warning that delayed treatment could be fatal. They urged parents to promptly seek medical attention whenever they notice such…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (702+ words) The United Nations Children’s Fund has raised concern over the prevalence of child marriage in Nigeria, revealing that two in five young women in the country were married before the age of 18. The organisation also said six in 10 Nigerian children…...

10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1693+ words) By Olufemi Adediran and Deborah Tolu-Kolawole No fewer than 20,966 Nigerian health workers relocated abroad within one year, official figures obtained by Saturday PUNCH have revealed. The mass exodus includes 3,919 doctors, 7,487 nurses and midwives, 6,861 medical laboratory professionals, 702 pharmacists, 658 physiotherapists and hundreds…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (279+ words) The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Prof Adetokunbo Fabamwo, has said the hospital’s digital transformation programme is progressing as planned, with the next phase of implementation expected to commence within the next few weeks....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (329+ words) Arewa PUNCH gathered that the initiative, launched during a meeting at the Agency’s headquarters in Jos on Monday, will produce the Plateau State Social and Behaviour Change Communication, Guidelines and the Standard Operating Procedures, for PEPSA Operations. The assignment is…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (506+ words) The Katsina State Primary Health Care system, with support from the United Nations Children’s Funds, has intensified efforts to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus through the second round of Tetanus-Diphtheria vaccination targeting women of childbearing age in Kaita Local Government…...

2+ day, 1+ min ago   (564+ words) The National Youth Service Corps has flagged off the 2026 second-quarter edition of its Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers with a free medical outreach at Umuda-Isingwu Community Hall in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. Declaring the programme open…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (756+ words) The NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative has called for stronger commitment from local government councils in Sokoto State to sustain investments in child and maternal healthcare through community-led accountability. The call was made on Wednesday during the Quarterly Accountability…...