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WHO: Rate Films Showing Smoking Scenes to Protect Children from Addiction

1 FEBRUARY 2016 | GENEVA - WHO is calling on governments to rate movies that portray tobacco use i…

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Lassa Fever Kills Doctor In Nasarawa

A Medical personnel in Dalhatu Specialist Hospital (DASH) Lafia, has been confirmed dead after tre…

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The Man Who's Turning Into A TREE: Bangladeshi Suffers Rare Condition That Causes Tree-Like 'Roots' To Grow From His Hands And Feet

. Abul Bajandar, 25, from Khulna, suffers from a rare skin disorder known as Epidermodysplasia Ver…

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Honorable Minister of State for Health Visits Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Aro

The Honorable Minister of State for Health – Dr. Osagie Ehanire on Friday, 22nd January, 201…

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N60bn Health Fund Missing From 2016 Budget: NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association said it is shocked that N60 billion, equivalent of 1% of consolid…

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Kebbi Hospital Sensitises Staff On Outbreak of Diseases

  The management of Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi state, on Friday or…

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No Vaccine for Zika Virus Soon ‒ Researcher

The hunt for a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus could take years, a top US health chief said Thur…

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This is the Season of Lassa fever, Bird flu, Meningitis—Prof. Omilabu

On Lassa fever? Lassa fever outbreak is a seasonal thing. It’s been on for over 40 years, th…

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Group Raises Alarm over Nigeria’s Dwindling Health Care

Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health in Nigeria, PACFaH, a coalition of eight indig…

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Measles: 515,531 Children for Immunisation in Ekiti Communities

The Ekiti State Primary Health Development Agency has announced that no fewer than 515,531 childre…

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Quarantined Lassa Fever Patient Dies in Abaji

A female patient quarantined over Lassa fever at the General Hospital Abaji since last week Saturd…

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Demystifying cervical cancer (2)

MYTH 16: My cervical screening was abnormal; vaccination can treat the problem. TRUTH: HPV vaccina…

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Zika Virus - What You Should Know

Key facts ·         Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitt…

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WHO to Convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Zika Virus

WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan, will convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Co…

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Update on Lassa Fever Outbreak in Lagos State as at 27th January 2016

Lagos State Ministry of Health Update on Lassa Fever Outbreak in Lagos State as at January 27the 2…

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Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) Payment Procedure

Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria Current Proceedure For Making Paymen…

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Bauchi State Confirms Lassa Fever Case

  Two out of twenty suspected cases that had been under investigation have tested positi…

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Zika Virus: Up to Four Million Zika Cases Predicted

WHO director general Dr Margaret Chan: "The level of concern is high as is the level of uncer…

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Air Pollution Tied to Premature Birth

Babies are at higher risk of being born prematurely - that is, before 37 weeks of the normal 40 we…

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Demystifying Cervical Cancer (1)

January is cervical cancer awareness month. Cervical cancer, or cancer of the cervix, is cancer of…

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