A Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, RSUTH, Dr. Otto Nimi Aria, has called on Nigerians to end the stigmatization of children born with cleft lip and palate, describing the condition as a correctable deformity rather Read more…
At least three Indian states have banned a cough syrup after several children died allegedly after consuming the product, said local authorities and reports. The death of at least nine children, all aged under five, since late August, in the Read more…
France will ban smoking on beaches and in parks, public gardens and bus shelters from Sunday, the government said. The decree, published in the official government gazette Saturday, will also ban smoking outside libraries, swimming pools and schools, and Read more…
The head of Gavi said Thursday the organisation which vaccinates children in the world’s poorest countries was “disappointed” after Washington announced it was pulling funding in an incendiary video questioning its safety standards. A Brussels summit held by the group Read more…
The Health Educator of Warawa Local Government Area (LGA) in Kano State, Bello Jafaru, says community sensitization and strong support from traditional leaders helped them overcome vaccine resistance in the just-concluded polio immunization campaign. In an interview with Daily Post, Read more…