The Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Ms Julie Okah-Donli said the agency has engaged the services of witch doctors in Edo State as ambassadors to assist in the fight against human trafficking. Ms Julie Okah-Donli stated this on Monday at a symposium organized by the agency in Abuja. She said findings by the agency revealed that Edo state has the highest number of traffickers and victims of human trafficking in the country.

The Federal Government says the refusal by medical practitioners across to country, particularly medical doctors to adhere to necessary precautionary measures has contributed significantly in the spread of Lassa fever. The Minister of Health, Dr. Isaac Adewole stated thin on Saturday in Abakiliki, the Ebonyi state capital when he paid a courtesy call on the state Governor, David Omahi.

The Federal Government has released $1 million for the delivery of contraceptives to enhance quality family planning among Nigerians. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, said plans for the procurement has begun, according to The Punch Newspapers.

The Disease Control Officer in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Abdullmumin Bala on Monday confirmed that two children have died while 82 others have been hospitalised following the outbreak of diarrhoea. According to NAN, the outbreak was recorded in Kafanchan and neighbouring villages of Katsit, Takau and Katsak.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 10 states of the country are battling with Lassa fever with 107 suspected cases and 16 deaths recorded since the beginning of the year. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, in a statement yesterday said the Centre has activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to coordinate the response to the outbreak on behalf of the Ministry of Health.

Pregnant women who eat up to nine eggs a day have babies with higher IQs, study suggests. According to the study, eggs contain high amounts of choline, which boosts infants’ memories and abilities to process information. The new research now suggests that mums-to-be who eat up to nine eggs a day have babies with higher IQs. According to the study, eggs contain high amounts of choline, which boosts infants' memories and abilities to process information.