We begged our husbands to leave our breasts to exclusively breastfeed —Mothers

[ad_1] Angela Onwuzoo As Nigerians join the global community to mark the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week starting tomorrow, PUNCH HealthWise delves into the difficulties women in Nigeria face to achieve exclusive breastfeeding. Some Lagos mothers also share how they overcame challenges militating achieving the gold standard of six months of exclusive breastfeeding, ranging from poor…

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Biden remains positive for COVID-19 but “continues to feel well”: doctor

[ad_1] (Xinhua) 08:52, August 01, 2022 WASHINGTON, July 31 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Joe Biden remained positive for COVID-19 on Sunday but “continues to feel well,” his physician said. White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in a memo that “this morning, unsurprisingly, his SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing remained positive.” “The President will continue his strict…

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2022 WASSCE begins Monday, August 1

[ad_1] Accra, July 31, GNA- This year’s West African Senior High School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will start from Monday, August 1, 2022, to Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Information from the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) website showed that the candidates would begin with project work subjects like basketry, ceramics and graphic design on Monday, August…

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Kano man jailed for repackaging paracetamol as chloroquine

[ad_1] Lara Adejoro A Federal High Court in Kano has sentenced a 41-year-old man, Innocent Oparah, to three years jail term for endangering the lives of innocent consumers through the circulation of fake drugs. Oparah was charged to court for labelling paracetamol as Quinine Sulphate & Nivaquine (Chloroquine) tablets at D222 Sabon Gari Market, Kano….

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