Health
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NMA raises N20m educational endowment fund for deceased doctors’ families
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Friday, said it had raised a N20 million Educational Endowment Fund for the immediate support…
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Sokoto, UNICEF sign N2bn pact to boost 2016 Work Plan on health, education, others
The Sokoto State Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have signed a N2 billion agreement that will accelerate…
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Sokoto Government, UNICEF sign N2b agreement
Sokoto government and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have signed a N2billion agreement for the implementation of the…
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GTBank holds Autism Awareness Programme in Ogun State
Foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, has extended its annual One-on-One consultation for children with Autism and other developmental…
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Medical workers in Ekiti hospitals protest death of six doctors; One loss too many — Fayose
Following the news of the death of six medical professional in a fatal motor accident along Kaduna road, Sunday, medical…
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Tambuwal: Nigeria accounts for 40% of global malaria deaths; It’ll be exterminated by 2025 – Health Minister
Nigeria alone accounts for over 40 percent of the estimated total malaria deaths globally, a situation that is not only…
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Fayemi mourns death of six Ekiti doctors
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has mourned the death, in an auto crash, of six medical…
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Food crisis imminent in North East zone – Senator Ndume
BY ABDULLAI ISAH, MAIDUGRI The Senate Leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, has called on individuals, corporate organizations and the international…
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Bauchi govt to collaborate with CSOs to improve healthcare services
From: RUTH JAMES ,Bauchi In an effort to improve primary healthcare services in the state, the Bauchi state government is…
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Bauchi records 61 maternal deaths
From: Ruth David, Bauchi The National Technical Advisor of Mamaye Evidence 4 Action, Mr. Oko Igado, has disclosed that about…
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Draft 2016 Political Declaration on ending AIDS released
Ahead of the 2016 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS, organisations have released the zero draft of the…
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Lassa Fever: UBTH records first victim
AGENE GODWIN, Benin A Lassa Fever victim (names withheld) has been confirmed dead at University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH),…
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Polio could be wiped out within 12 months – World Health Organisation
The World Health Organisation, WHO, is confident that polio is in its dying days and could be eradicated within 12…
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SNEPCo/NNPC, Stephanie Linus’ Foundation provide free repair surgeries for 50 women with VVF
A total of 50 women formerly suffering from the deeply embarrassing consequences of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) have been given…
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Strike: Give us more time to address your grievances – FG pleads with resident doctors
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to shelve its planned industrial action and give…
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Groups call for timely release of Routine Immunization activities fund in Bauchi
From: Ruth David ,Bauchi Community Health Research Initiative (CHR) in collaboration with Bauchi State Accountability Mechanism for MNCH (BASAM) have…
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Osun doctors call off 7–month strike
Medical doctors in Osun State under the aegis of the Association of Medical and Dental Officers, Sunday, suspended their seven-month…
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Dogara announces 11-day free medical services in Bauchi
Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has unveiled plans to provide an 11-day free medical service to the poor…
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NEMA seeks deployment of more medical personnel to IDPs camps
Director General of National Emergency Management Agency, Muhammad Sani Sidi has called for deployment of more medical doctors and others…
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Nigeria records 80 deaths from 137 cases of lassa fever outbreak — NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said, Wednesday, that 80 deaths have been recorded since the outbreak of Lassa fever…
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House of Reps Speaker, Dogara’s wife, donates hospital items to VVF Center
From: Ruth James , Bauchi Over fifty (50) women patients of Vesco Vagina Fistula (VVF) in the North East zone…
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Acute malnutrition in Gombe: NGO tasks legislature on transparent budgeting process
Following the rising cases of acute malnutrition and Government’s inaction over the trend, an NGO has tasked the Gombe State…
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NLNG staff donate N30m relief materials to IDPs
Staff of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), through the company’s ‘Let’s Care Initiative’, have donated and distributed relief materials worth over…
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Cross River targets 80% rate in exclusive breastfeeding in 2016
Cross River Government has said it is ready to achieve about 80 per cent rate in exclusive breastfeeding of children…
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Stakeholders warn Dankwambo over 42.9 % rate of acute malnutrition in Gombe state
Considering the rising cases of acute malnutrition in Gombe State, a high powered advocacy team from the Federal Ministry of…
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