By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is collaborating with the Gombe State Government to establish a Sexual Abuse Reference Centre (SARC) at the Gombe State Specialist Hospital, aimed at strengthening the state’s response to sexual and gender-based violence (GBV) and child protection cases. Speaking during an inspection of the facility, […]
By: Aisha Mohammed Health Officer at the UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Oluseyi Olosunde, says the involvement of parents, caregivers, and stakeholders has been identified as a strategic approach to addressing myths affecting the uptake of vaccines for children under five in Northern Nigeria. He made this assertion during a press briefing ahead of the […]
By: Abubakar Ibrahim Children under 5 years of age have been identified as the most vulnerable group in society who, without proper healthcare and vaccination, are at risk of losing their lives. This was part of the message delivered during a pre-campaign awareness meeting organized by the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Management Agency, […]
By Akanta Hannah Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, says it is unacceptable to lose over 15,000 children in Nigeria within the ages of Zero to Fourteen years to HIV related ailment in the past two years. Senator Oluremi disclosed this at the flag off of the Organisation of African First Ladies For […]
By: Gloria Abutu In commemoration of this year’s Safe Motherhood Day, the Permanent Secretary of the Adamawa State Ministry of Health and Human Services, Mr. Zirra Mathias Bubanani, has called for renewed commitment from all stakeholders to promote maternal health, family planning, and reproductive health services across the state. Speaking during […]
By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar As Nigeria pushes to eradicate polio by the end of 2025, UNICEF has raised serious concerns over the high number of unimmunized children in Gombe State, urging immediate and coordinated action ahead of the April 2025 polio immunization campaign. Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Bauchi, emphasized […]
By Akanta Hannah First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has solicited the support of traditional rulers in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The first lady sought the collaboration during her visit to Taraba State to launch the distribution of 10,000 professional kits to midwives in the northeast region of the country. Senator Tinubu described […]
9-4-2025. Unicef By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised serious concerns over the high rate of malnutrition in Gombe State, revealing that more than 50 percent of children under five are stunted, according to the latest data from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) and the […]
By Muhammad Jamil Abubakar The Gombe State Government, in collaboration with UNICEF, has launched a renewed effort to combat child malnutrition in the state, citing alarming findings from the 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). The initiative was highlighted during a two-day capacity-building […]
By Babangida Galleon Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, stated that his administration has been working tirelessly to enhance modern healthcare delivery in the state. The governor made this known while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the newly purchased CT scan machines and the dialysis center at Yola Specialist Hospital.