Lady Helen Child Health Foundation Research Article
Awareness ,Actions , and Support Related to COVID-19 Among Orphanages in the Federal Territory of Abuja at onset of Restricted Movement in March- April 2020.
Research Articles on Management of Covid 19
COVID-19 palliatives: Foundation urges FG to include orphanage homes in school feeding programme
Lady Helen Child Health Foundation (LHCHF), an NGO, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to include orphanage homes in its school feeding programme…
First patient dosed in Phase I study of mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Monday 15th March 2020 that the first participant has been dosed in a Phase I study of the experimental COVID-19 vaccine mRNA-1273…
FMH - ACCELERATING ACTION FOR IMPACT: REDUCING MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD MORTALITY IN NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH
ACCELERATING ACTION FOR IMPACT:REDUCING MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD MORTALITY IN NIGERIA
Action Framework for Reduction of Maternal and Newborn Mortality – NIGER STATE
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Associations of Statewide Legislative and Administrative Interventions With Vaccination Status Among Kindergartners in California…
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Nigeria declares state of emergency on maternal and child health
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has declared a state of Emergency on Maternal and Child Mortality. This was announced by the Executive Director of the agency, Dr. Faisal Shuiab while ….
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Maternal Health
Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. The major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality include haemorrhage, infection, high blood pressure, unsafe abortion, and obstructed labour. Read More
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Video: The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, Weeps Over Child's Death For Mother’s Lack Of $5
According to him, the inequalities in society have caused so much hardship with the poor paying the ultimate sacrifice.
New Health Care Model Launches in Nigeria to Improve Women and Children’s Health
The World Bank supported Saving One Million Lives Program for Results aims to improve the coverage and quality of key maternal and child health services.
NMA worried over FG’s PHC project
The Nigeria Medical Association has expressed concern over the implementation of the Federal Government’s plan to revitalise 10,000 public health centres across Nigeria. Read More
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Clinical practice guideline for management of infantile hemagiomas in :
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This guide provides the clinician with required evidence to use propranolol safely.
Candida auris, what do paediatricians need to know?
The newly recognised and emerging fungal species, Candida auris, has caused worldwide invasive infections and has been implicated in difficult to control hospital outbreaks. Challenges are encountered in the correct identification of this fungus as commonly used phenotypic Read More
Immunization Coverage Survey Data in Nigeria (2008-2015)
This is a statistics showing the Immunization uptake over the last 10 years from WHO Read More
The Value of Parental Permission in Pediatric Practice
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Bioethics recently released guidelines stating that physicians may challenge parental authority to make medical decisions for their children only when failing to do so would result in “significant risk of serious harm.” Read More
WHO Health Alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via WhatsApp
Today, WHO is launching a messaging service with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus…
Nigeria to vaccinate 26 million people in the 2nd phase of the yellow fever vaccination campaign
The Government of Nigeria – with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF aims to vaccinate 26.2 million people during the second phase of its biggest-ever yellow fever campaign as it seeks to establish high population immunity nationwide. Read More
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4.3 Million Children in Nigeria still miss out on Vaccinations Every Year
Nigeria has made great strides in reducing deaths of under 5-year-old children from 158 to 120 per 1000 births between 2011 and 2016. Yet, during the same period, the coverage of the main vaccines offered through routine immunization has declined. Read More
MAJOR CHILD HEALTH FACTSHEET IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
According to WHO Statistics, an estimated 6.3 million children under five died, 2.9 million of them in the WHO African Region. This is equivalent to five children under 5 years of age dying every minute. Two thirds of these deaths can be attributed to preventable causes. Read More
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62 % of Nigerian Children born outside Health Facilities
The United Nations Children Education Fund on Wednesday said that 62 per cent of Nigerian children were born outside health facilities by traditional birth attendants between 2008 and 2013. Read More