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World Bank Commits US$120m to 3rd Regional Disease Surveillance Project

  The World Bank Board of Directors has approved the 3rd Regional Disease Surveillance Syst…

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#Bokoharam Murders ICRC Nurse Hauwa Mohammed Liman

It was another  sad day for the Nursing & Midwifery family yesterday as another of the he…

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Scientists near First ever Lassa Fever Vaccine Discovery

Scientists have moved closer to the first ever Lassa fever vaccine as the Nigeria Centre for Disea…

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Nigeria’s Health Data Unreal, Inaccurate – NHMIS

The National Health Management Information System office has said that Nigeria’s health data…

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FAMILY PLANNING: Kogi Lowest in Contraceptive Usage in Middle Belt — USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has ranked Kogi State as lowest in …

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Pharmacists Council Seals 343 Pharmacies in Kebbi

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) on Friday sealed up 343 pharmacies, Patent and Proprietar…

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ICRC Appeals for Release of Abducted Health Workers, Leah

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appealed to Boko Haram and the Federal Gov…

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18 Nigerians Die of Tuberculosis Hourly – NTBLCP

No fewer than 18 Nigerians die hourly from Tuberculosis (TB), the National Tuberculosis, Burulli U…

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157m Nigerians Lack Access to Handwashing Facilities, says WaterAid

As the world commemorate the Global Hand-washing Day today, WaterAid Nigeria has disclosed that ab…

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Handwashing with Soap May be More Effective Than Any Vaccine, Says Minister

Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has said that washing the hands with soap can prevent…

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Community Fears Grow as DR Congo Ebola Death Toll Climbs

Humanitarian workers are struggling to calm community fears in strife-torn eastern Democratic Repu…

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Community Fears Grow as DR Congo Ebola Death Toll Climbs

Humanitarian workers are struggling to calm community fears in strife-torn eastern Democratic Repu…

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Research: Human Retinas Grown In A Dish Explain How Color Vision Develops

Biologists at Johns Hopkins University grew human retinas from scratch to determine how cells that…

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South Africa: HIV-Positive Mother Donates Liver To Her Uninfected Baby

A liver transplant from an HIV-positive woman to her uninfected baby in South Africa has the poten…

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UNFPA Donates to VVF Unit of General Hospital, Calabar

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated medical supplies to the Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) uni…

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People with Sickle Cell Protest Detention in Hospital Over Bills

AWKA—PEOPLE living with sickle cell disorder have protested the alleged detention of their m…

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Building Africa’s Laboratory Workforce Must Be Prioritised– Dr. Pascale Ondoa

Since laboratory professionals play a vital role in the identification of diseases, ensuring the r…

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Isolo General Hospital Charges Workers to Reduce Brain Drain Syndrome

Medical Director, General Hospital Isolo, Dr. Godwin Akhabhoa, has charged Nigerian health workers…

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Bagudu Elected Director Union of Cancer Control

The 2018 World Cancer Congress, organised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in …

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5% of BHCPF to Be Spent on Disease Emergency Management’

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has hinted that five per cent of the Basic Health Care…

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