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UK-based Nigerian doctor loses license over sex-for-botox exchange

VAM News April 29, 2024 0 Comment

A Nigerian cosmetic doctor based in the United Kingdom, UK, Oluwafemi Tijion Esho, has lost his licence to practise for sexually harassing a patient. Esho demanded sex from a female patient in return for...

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Health

‘Engaging in female circumcision will earn you 4-year jail term’— NAPTIP

Akanji Philip April 29, 2024 0 Comment

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has warned that female circumcision was a crime, which attracted a four-year jail term under the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, (VAPP) 2015...

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Health

Uk Splashes €I billion to global fund in fighting Malaria in Nigeria

VAM News April 26, 2024 0 Comment

Voice Air Media, News Update THE United Kingdom (UK) has contributed £1 billion to the global fund against malaria and other diseases in Nigeria from 2024 to 2026. Ebere Anyachukwu, the health adviser at...

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Health National

Safe motherhood day 2024: DEVCOM, TCI join global community in advancing family planning, maternal health

VAM News April 25, 2024 0 Comment

As Nigeria joins the global community in observing Safe Motherhood Week, we shine a spotlight on the crucial intersection of family planning and maternal health in safeguarding the well-being of mothers and their children...

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Health

WHO: Nigeria first to introduce new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis

Akanji Philip April 13, 2024 0 Comment

Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by World Health Organisation(WHO), to protect people against meningitis. The world health body, in...

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Disconnection: UCH doctors suspend night shift, begin strike

Akanji Philip April 3, 2024 0 Comment

The University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, has admitted that it owes the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company up to N495m, for which reason the teaching hospital was disconnected from public power supply. This...

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Health Local News

Ondo Resident Doctors Begin Warning Strike action Over Non-payment Of Salary

VAM News April 3, 2024 0 Comment

Voice Air Media, News Update Members of the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, UNIMEDTH, in Ondo State, on Tuesday, commenced a 14-day warning strike. Among other...

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WHO, others seek more funding to tackle tuberculosis in Nigeria

Akanji Philip March 19, 2024 0 Comment

The World Health Organisation, KNCV Nigeria, and other experts on Tuesday called on governments at all levels to increase investments in tuberculosis to achieve Nigeria’s goal of eradicating the disease by 2030. They made...

Health Local News -2 Minutes

PHOTOS: Osun Govt Sensitizes Residents On Family Planning, Distributes Protection Items On Int’l Women’s Day 2024 In Osogbo

VAM News March 9, 2024 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA, VAM News Update On Friday, March 8, 2024, as the world celebrate women, family planning stakeholders in Osun State storm the street of Osogbo, the capital of the state in commemoration...

Health Local News -3 Minutes

Inspire Inclusion: Int’l Women’s Day Dedicated For Family Planning In Osun

VAM News March 8, 2024 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA, VAM News Update THE Osun State ministry of health and state primary health care board, with the collaboration of ‘The Challenge Initiative, TCI and DevComs Network, held media chat, on Thursday...