The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), the national body of paediatricians and child health physicians saddled with the responsibility of child advocacy in Nigeria, shares the grief of parents and families who had experienced child abduction from various locations across the country. As child advocates, we in PAN understand the pain children go through when […]
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2026 NEW YEAR ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (PAN) Dear Distinguished Members, Partners, and Friends of PAN, On behalf of the PAN Executive Council, I thank God for giving us a fruitful 2025 and bringing us to a new year. Happy New Year and welcome to 2026. As we begin a new
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The President of the International Pediatric Association (IPA) Prof Joseph Haddad attended the PAN/IPA Stakeholders Consultative Meeting on HPV Routinisation Strategies and Experience Sharing Workshop which held on Monday the 8th of December 2025 at the WACOP Hotel in Abuja. The workshop was well attended with stakeholders from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social
The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), in collaboration with the Child Neurology Society of Nigeria (CNSN) invites you to the October edition of the PAN Monthly Webinar Series. Topic:Characteristics and Management of Learning Disabilities in Childhood Date: Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM Prompt Venue: Virtual via iECHO Platform Registration Link: bit.ly/pwb_2025 (Registration required for attendance and CME
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The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) celebrates with our dear nation Nigeria at Sixty-five. We thank God for keeping us as a nation despite daunting challenges. In the spirit of this celebration, we also honor the Nigerian child — the heartbeat of our nation and the promise of tomorrow. Every Nigerian child carries within them
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In a world still grappling with the enormous burden of congenital heart diseases, rheumatic heart disease and arrhythmias, we find an increasing incidence of heart disease and cardiovascular risk factors in our children, especially those in resource-poor settings like ours.This is exactly why we don’t miss a beat for our children!Make the most of every
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The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) achieved a remarkable milestone in advancing immunization uptake and coverage on Thursday the 11th of September 2025.Our Immunization Champions from 21 states participated actively in the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) engagement of medical professionals on the introduction and rollout of the Measles-Rubella Vaccine which took place
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The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) under the PAN/RCPCH Air Quality Project collaborated with the Ministry of Environment Abuja to commemorate the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2025 and the launch of the National Clean Air programme on Wednesday the 10th of September 2025 at the Ministry of Environment Abuja. The Honorable
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The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), in collaboration with the Nigerian Society for Paediatric Cardiology (NISOPAC) invites you to the September edition of the PAN Monthly Webinar Series. Topic:Childhood Hypertension Guidelines & Gaps in Management Date: Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM Prompt Venue: Virtual via iECHO Platform Registration Link: bit.ly/pwb_2025 (Registration required for attendance and CME points.) Note: If you’ve registered on
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In the last couple of days, the Nigerian social media space was flooded with videos showing a religious setting in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, where about 20 children were displayed naked and whipped, all in the name of spiritual cleansing. The video was purportedly made by dutiful Nigerians in the neighbourhood who
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