Stakeholders have called for strengthening of legal framework and policies to protect young people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) access employment opportunities in the country.They made the call at the youth pre-conference session, or…

Stakeholders in mental healthcare in Nigeria, have called for an end to stimatisation of people with mental health challenges.The stakeholders said this at the second annual mental symposium organised by the Sunshine Series in collaboration with Friedr…

The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency says it will partner Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), University of Nigeria (UN) to deliver quality healthcare in the state.The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Ifeyinwa Ani-Osheku, said t…

WHO Representative to Nigeria, Walter Kazadi, has stressed the importance of the media in advancing understanding of mental health and substance disorders.He said this during a two-day training for journalists on mental health in Abuja on Monday.The N…

from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan Sudan Bureau KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) THE outbreak of a number of diseases nationwide in Sudan is putting to the test a health sector threatened with collapse by a nearly six-month old conflict.Authorities have confirme…

A biopharmaceutical company, Pfizer, has partnered the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan to enhance the quality of care provided to patients and ensure global best practices.Mr Olayinka Subair, Cluster Lead for West Africa/Country Manager Niger…

Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, will on Tuesday lead the World Mental Health Day commemorative event in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.The day will help improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s mental health a…

The Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON), says it is partnering with 3DATX Africa, a US based organisation on vehicular emission testing.Dr Yakubu Baba, Registrar of EHCON stated this at a media dialogue on de-carbonisation control measure o…