Paediatric Association of Nigeria

PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA POSITION STATEMENT ON THE FLOOD DISASTER IN MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE.

The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) received with great dismay the news about the current flooding disaster that has affected many parts of Maiduguri, Borno State especially the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri. It is quite unfortunate that this incident is happening in the midst of severe economic hardship being experienced in the country. […]

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Paediatricians have urged parents and teachers to safeguard children from tobacco use and its harmful effects.

Paediatricians have urged parents and teachers to safeguard children from tobacco use and its harmful effects. The call came after a week-long programme organised by the Nigeria Tobacco-Free School Initiative (NTFSI) in selected secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).  The NTFSI is seen as a crucial strategy for tobacco control and prevention during

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Experts have called on parents and teachers to protect children against the use of tobacco and exposure to its harmful effects

Experts have called on parents and teachers to protect children against the use of tobacco and exposure to its harmful effects. They gave this advice after a one-week programme organised by the Nigeria Tobacco-Free School Initiative (NTFSI) in selected Federal Capital Territory (FCT) secondary schools. The experts say the initiative is a vital strategy for

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Paediatricians tell students about immunisation as unvaccinated children hit 2.2million

As part of efforts to increase childhood immunisation uptake in the country, paediatricians under the aegis of the Paediatric Association of Nigeria have sensitised secondary school students in Lagos State on the importance of immunisation using art competition. The paediatricians said the creative art competition to reach every Nigerian with the message of immunisation was

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Paediatric Association of Nigeria Position Statement on Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine

The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) is dismayed by the vaccine hesitancy that has attended the roll out of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination in the Phase 2 states. PAN wishes to state that vaccines are generally safe and effective. They have been instrumental in controlling disease and in the eradication of the dreaded

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