Paediatric Association of Nigeria

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Paediatric Association of Nigeria Joins Global Partnership on World Cancer Day to Close the HPV Vaccination Gap

Paediatric Association of Nigeria Joins Global Partnership on World Cancer Day to Close the HPV Vaccination Gap The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) today announced its participation in a global partnership led by the International Pediatric Association (IPA) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and accelerate progress toward eliminating […]

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CHILD ABDUCTION: A THREAT TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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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The President of the International Pediatric Association (IPA) Prof Joseph Haddad attended the PAN/IPA Stakeholders Consultative Meeting…

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

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PAN Records Remarkable Progress in Immunization Uptake and Coverage

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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PAN Partners with Ministry of Environment to Champion Clean Air for Blue Skies 2025

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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DELIBERATELY PUTTING CHILDREN IN THE WAY OF HARM IS A VIOLATION OF THE CHILD RIGHTS ACT

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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2025 CHILDREN’S DAY: CELEBRATING THE NIGERIAN CHILD AND UNLOCKING THE HIDDEN TREASURES

The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) felicitates with the Nigerian child on the occasion of the 2025 Children’s Day. This association, as its core value, stands in the gap, advocating and providing a voice for this voiceless and vulnerable group. Children and adolescents up to 15 years of age constitute close to 40% of the

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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 56TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE…

COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 56TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE HELD FROM MONDAY 20TH TO FRIDAY 24TH JANUARY 2025 AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, GOMBE, GOMBE STATE. The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) convened its 56th Annual General Meeting and Scientific (Hybrid) Conference (PANConf 2025) at the International Conference Centre, Gombe

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