By Joan Obinagwam The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) defines female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice that involves the partial or total removal of the
By Chioma Obinagwam Nigeria’s food and drug regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has alerted the public that the World Health
By Joan Obinagwam Domestic violence is a form of violence that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation, and it can affect
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to GSK with a value of up to USD
World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries to imbibe mental health support in national responses to climate change. Confiance News gathered from a United Nations (UN) on
A doctor in South Africa, one of the first persons to suspect the emergence of a different virus strain, assured that the symptoms of Omicron are “mild,”
Beginning Monday, bans on travel from specific countries are over. The U.S. will allow in international travelers, but they must be vaccinated — with a few exceptions.
A Chief Nursing Sister, Roseline Oladimeji, in Lagos on Thursday advised pregnant women to allow their husbands to suck their breasts to prepare them for breastfeeding after
The Programme Officer, Immunisation Services, FCT Primary Health Care Board (FPHCB), Mrs. Salome Tor, says the COVID-19 vaccination exercise will end in six days time, precisely May