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World Cancer Day: Foundation Raises Childhood Cancer Awareness In FCT

The Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OCCF) on Tuesday sensitised several communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) about cancer awareness, early symptoms, and treatment to improve survival rates in Nigeria. During the event at the Dutse-Alhaji Chief Palace in Bwari Area Council, Ms Kemi Adekanye, Chief Volunteer and Founder of the foundation, emphasised the need…

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Childhood Immunisation: Nigeria’s Success Offers Blueprint For Guinea, South Sudan

Experts, government officials, and civil society organizations (CSOs) gathered at the Peer Learning and Capacity Building Workshop in Abuja on Monday to strategise on enhancing childhood immunisation programmes in Guinea and South Sudan. The workshop, organised by the Vaccine Network for Disease Control (VNDC), focused on the Promoting Rotavirus Vaccine and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)…

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