UNICEF, NPC partner NYSC on digital birth registration
The United Nations Children’s Fund and the National Population Commission have partnered with the National Youth Service Corps for the registration of 12.7 million births […]
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UNICEF, NPC, partners NYSC to digitally register 12. 7m birth
Nathaniel Shaibu The United Nations Children’s Fund and the National Population Commission have partnered with the National Youth Service Corps, for the registration of 12.7 […]
Decentralisation, digitisation essential to drive 12.7m birth registrations – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund says decentralisation, digitisation and interoperability would drive the birth registration of 12.7 million children across the country in 2023. UNICEF […]
Only 463 PHCs have skilled birth attendants – NPHCDA
Lara Adejoro, Abuja The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has decried inadequate human resources in the primary health centres, noting that there are only […]
Home birth unsafe, dangerous – Gynaecologists warn
Angela Onwuzoo Maternal health experts have firmly warned against home delivery, noting that it is unsafe and dangerous. The gynaecologists said the practice should be […]
My wife unconscious for three days after sextuplets’ birth —Husband
Ikenna Obianeri 39-year-old Celestine Uzodike, the husband of a woman who was delivered of septuplets, of which six survived in Anambra State, narrates to IKENNA OBIANERI, […]
How to curb preterm birth, other complications in twin delivery —Gynaecologists
Angela Onwuzoo Maternal health experts have urged women pregnant with twins or more babies to ensure they seek special care from maternal health specialists to […]
Oyo: Mentally unstable woman gives birth in uncompleted building
Ademola Adegbite A mentally unstable woman who identified herself as Lara has given birth to a baby boy at Ayileka Street, Odo-Ona Apata in the […]
NPC partners UNICEF on digital birth registration
The National Population Commission in Lagos State has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund to enable a smooth transition from analogue registration of birth […]
Folic acid doesn’t cause fibroids, prevents birth defects –Gynaecologists
Amarachi Okeh Consultant gynaecologists have dispelled the notion that taking folic acids increases the risk of fibroids in women, noting that there is no scientific […]