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Lassa Fever Kills 16 In One Week

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 117 more cases of Lassa fever, r…

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WHO Announces Outbreak of Cholera in 23 Countries

The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday announced the outbreak of cholera in 23 countries, wa…

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Edo Records 3 Lassa Fever Deaths

The Edo State Government said it has recorded three deaths from Lassa fever within 24 hours, bringin…

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NAFDAC Declares Emergency on Skin Bleaching

Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof.…

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Nigeria Yet to Meet 70% COVID-19 Vaccination Target – FG

The Federal Government says the country has only vaccinated 68 per cent of its COVID-19-eligible pop…

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Council Reviews Training as 14,000 Nurses Join Japa Train

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria on Wednesday lamented the rate at which the country is …

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Cholera Cases, Deaths Soar by 30% In Africa

World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases a…

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Lassa Fever Kills Two in Benue

Seventeen suspected cases of Lassa fever with two death have been recorded in Benue State since the …

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NCDC Unveils First Zonal Reference Lab In Ekiti

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says it has unveiled its first-ever Zonal Refe…

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Fresh Crisis In Healthcare Imminent Over CONHESS, Other Welfare Demands — JOHESU

A fresh crisis in the healthcare system is imminent before the general election as workers in the se…

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Nigeria Records 85% Decline in Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus - FG

The Federal Government has said the country has recorded a 85 per cent decline in the Circulating Va…

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VC Laments Brain Drain as Varsity Matriculates 1,400, Inducts 26 Doctors

Vice chancellor, Igbinedion University Okada (IUO), Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, yesterday, lamented bra…

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Resident Doctors Threaten Strike in Bayelsa

The Association of Resident Doctors, Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital branch said the Bayels…

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Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service Insists On E-Payment in Hospitals

Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has advised management of all public hospitals to abi…

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WHO Launches New Roadmap On Breast Cancer

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework today p…

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Fake Drugs Kill 500,000 In Sub-Saharan Africa Yearly, Says UNODC Report

Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million Sub-Saharan Africans yearly, and action is ne…

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Noma Takes Step Towards Inclusion On WHO List of Neglected Tropical Diseases

The little-known but life-threatening disease noma is one step closer towards being recognised as a …

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Fake Medicines Kill Almost 500,000 Sub-Saharan Africans Annually – Report

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says trafficked medical products kill almost half a mil…

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160,000 Children Acquired HIV in 2021 – WHO

The World Health Organisation said 160,000 children acquired the Human Immunodeficiency Virus in 202…

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Nigeria Records 10,000 Cancer Cases in 33 Days – Bagudu

Nigeria has recorded over 10,000 new cancer cases just 33 days into 2023, the First Lady of Kebbi St…

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