Health
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Marie Stopes to train community health workers in Gombe
An international Non-Governmental Organization, Marie Stopes, says it will soon begin the capacity building of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEW)…
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Niger Govt. raises alarm over sell of contaminated livestock, meat to unsuspecting buyers
By Obinna Unaeze Minna, Nov. 7, 2018 The Niger Government on Wednesday expressed concern over health hazards inherent in the…
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Benola Cerebral Palsy Initiative holds 2nd Annual Public Lecture, Awareness Walk
The Benola Cerebral Palsy Initiative held its 2nd Annual Public Lecture and an Awareness Walk, on Thursday and Friday, October…
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Malnutrition: Gombe to benefit from $10 million funding in four years
Gombe State is among twelve other States worst hit by malnutrition that are expected to benefit from an intervention aimed…
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Prof. Titus Ibekwe emerges vice-chairman of Int’l Advisory Board of American Academy
By Felicia Imohimi Abuja, Oct. 11, 2018 Prof. Titus Ibekwe, the National Secretary of the Otorhinolaryngological Society of Nigeria, has…
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Nigerian Veterinary Council decries emerging diseases confronting Nigeria’s livestock industry
Dennis Udoma The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association has decried the challenges facing the association in recent times, calling on the…
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Gov. Emmanuel woos investment in agriculture
Dennis Udoma, Uyo Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has called on the private sector to take advantage of the…
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Buhari, UN Humanitarian Coordinator condemn killing of Aid Worker, Khorsa Hussaini, in Borno
By Ismaila Chafe, Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Sept. 17, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned and described as heinous and despicable, the…
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ICRC condemns midwife’s murder, appeals to abductors to spare healthcare workers
By Talatu Maiwada Abuja, Sept.17, 2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday condemned the tragic…
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Academy of Pharmacy makes case for safe, affordable medicines; Supports scientific research with Centre
Lagos, Nigeria, September 16, 2018 The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy has made a passionate case for better, safer, more…
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Lolu Ojo mobilizes youth pharmacists
As part of his campaign for the presidency of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, Dr. Lolu Ojo is mobilizing…
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2019: What I am contesting for — Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has reacted to increasing speculations about his political ambition as the 2019…
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Poisonous rice: Ebonyi Govt. reopens Abakaliki Rice Mill after sanitation
By Chukwuemeka Opara Abakaliki, Aug. 30, 2018 The Ebonyi government on Thursday ordered the re-opening of the Abakaliki Rice Mill…
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Dickson is passionate in fight against cancer, says Information Commissioner ….says Mrs. Dickson Cancer Centre ready soon
Preparations are in top gear for the launching of three organisations linked to Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State,…
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170 drivers benefit from Shell Nigeria Gas Medicare programme in Ota
No fewer than 170 public transport drivers benefited from general medical consultation and screening services organised by Shell Nigeria Gas…
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103 Ebola cases reported in DRC – UN
By Prudence Arobani New York, Aug. 23, 2018 The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said no fewer…
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Ugwuanyi inaugurates South East Govs’ Committee on Health …Expresses confidence in the committee’s ability to deliver
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Thursday inaugurated the recently constituted “South East Govs Forum -Consultative Committee on Health…
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Children suspected of ties with armed groups released from administrative custody in northeastern Nigeria
UNICEF has welcomed the release of 24 children aged 12 to 17 from Nigerian Army administrative custody after they were cleared of…
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Birth registration: Only 40 % of women access health facilities, says UNICEF
About 62 per cent of children born in Nigerian were usually born outside health facilities, the United Nations Children Emergency Fund,…
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MamaYe launches Fund Naija Health project in Gombe
A nongovernmental organization, MamaYe – evidence for action, has launched the Fund Naija Health project in Gombe aimed at getting…
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Nestlé Central & West Africa Region appoints new Market Head
Mr. Rémy Ejel has been appointed the new Market Head for Nestlé Central & West Africa Limited, a subsidiary of the world’s leading Food…
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Nigeria to organise international conference to mark 50 years discovery of Lassa fever
By Olanrewaju Akojede To mark the 50th year of the discovery of Lassa fever in Nigeria, the Federal Government says…
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NIMASA, NHF partner on heart awareness to save lives; – N100m Golf Charity Fund Raising holds September 1
In line with its Corporate Social Responsibility, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has partnered with the…
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Airtel inaugurates Centre for Mental Health Care …Says it is committed to helping underprivileged people
Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel has handed over a fully furnished centre for mental health care to She Writes Woman,…
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New herbal remedy offers hope for sickle cell sufferers
There are flickers of hope for Sickle Cell sufferers in Nigeria as some of them have embraced a new herbal…
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