No fewer than 66 suspected cases of Monkeypox have been recorded between 1st January to 29th May 2022, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says. According to the centre, 21 were confirmed in nine States; with Adamawa State leading with 5, Lagos, 4; Cross River, 2; FCT, 2; Kano, 2; Delta, 2; Bayelsa, 2; Rivers, 1; and Imo, 1. The NCDC further said, a case of a 40-year-old man, who died of renal co-morbidity and...

The Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen, has called for inclusion of women and girls with disability in the advocacy for menstrual health as the world marks 2022 Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management Day. Tallen made the call in Abuja at training organised by a non-governmental organisation Tabitha Cumi Foundation in commemoration of the 2022 Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management Day celebration at the Abuja School of the Deaf, Kuje. “Infrastructure design is an...

The federal government has created a pad bank for female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) staff and corps members in case of emergency menstrual flow. A statement by the director of press and public relations at the Ministry of Women Affairs, Eddy Megwa, said Pauline Tallen, women affairs minister unveiled the bank at the NYSC headquarters in Abuja. She emphasised the need for continuous sensitisation of the female children and adults to menstrual and personal...

Therapy for children with autism has proven to be one of the most effective ways to manage the disorder, but accessibility to professional therapists in Nigeria has frustrated the efforts of many parents seeking treatment and professional care for their children. In a bid to address this, a non-governmental organisation in Nigeria – The Autism Awareness Foundation (TAAF), has launched a mobile application to support the care of autism in the country. Tagged; “TheraConnect,” the application, according...

YOLA — Nurses of the Federal Medical Centre Yola have been applauded for their commitment and dedication to duty in the service to humanity. The Medical Director of the Centre, Professor Auwal Abubakar who stated this on Tuesday in a message to Maryam Dangtibiya award for April 2022 and Annual award of 2021, described nurses as catalysts in the service to humanity. Represented by the Head of Clinical Services of the Centre, Doctor Ahmadu Usman...