15 h. ago Oyo Govt Kicks Off Safety Sensitisation For Industrial Workers

The Oyo State government has commenced a state-wide sensitisation and advocacy campaigns aimed at improving workplace safety, protecting workers’ welfare and preventing industrial crises in the state. Speaking during the flag-off campaign in Ibadan, the commissioner for Investment, Trade, Cooperatives and Industry, Adeniyi Adebisi, said the exercise was a proactive step to engage industries, educate […]

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3 d. ago 36 Years After Okwaraji’s Tragic Death, Siasia Advocates Improved Player Safety In Football

In a poignant reflection, 36 years after the untimely death of former Nigerian international Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji, his teammate and ex-Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has expressed his belief that Okwaraji could still be alive today had proper first-aid been administered at the time of the incident. Okwaraji, who tragically succumbed to congestive heart failure […]

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5 d. ago Medical experts condemn contraceptive commodity funding gap in Nigeria

Medical experts have condemned the contraceptive commodity funding gap in Nigeria, which is estimated to be 27.4 million Dollars as read more Medical experts condemn contraceptive commodity funding gap in Nigeria

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5 d. ago Breast milk as vaccine: Why nursing mothers should breastfeed exclusively – Experts

From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi Health workers and medical experts in Benue State, led by the Chief Resident, Department of Paediatrics at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) Makurdi, Dr. Anthony Ajeh have again explained why mothers should breastfeed their new borns exclusively for six months. Ajeh who spoke to our Correspondent, in his office […] The post Breast milk as vaccine: Why nursing mothers should breastfeed exclusively – Experts appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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8 d. ago Medical experts advocate for improved investment in Family Planning

From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Medical experts including the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, Prof Adesegun Fatusi have advocated for improved investment in family planning, calling on the federal government and other agencies of government to contribute significantly to family planning. This was even as the experts decried the contraceptive […] The post Medical experts advocate for improved investment in Family Planning appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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last month Nigeria loses 1.2 billion US dollars to medical tourism yearly – Experts

From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure Medical experts have decried the loss incurred by the Nigerian government to medical tourism yearly, lamenting that the country loses about 1.2 billion dollars to medical tourism annually. Experts and stakeholders in the health sector who gathered at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, for the fourth annual Public Health […] The post Nigeria loses 1.2 billion US dollars to medical tourism yearly – Experts appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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