Health
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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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Healthy living: Nestlé unveils new expert guidance platform to reach parents in Central, West Africa
Parents and mothers-to-be can source guidance and expert advice on good nutrition for their babies through Nestlé’s new Start Healthy…
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Saraki assures adequate support for National Assembly clinic
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Monday, visited the National Assembly Clinic located in Area 11, Abuja and…
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Ebonyi earmarks N250m to fight lassa fever; set to commission virology centre
Ebonyi State Government has earmarked over N250 million to check the lassa fever outbreak in the state. It would be…
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Lagos govt reiterates commitment to food, safety hygiene compliance
The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with Food Administration Organization of the United Nations and the Federal Ministry of Health,…
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6 children die in measles, whooping cough outbreak in Jigawa
Six under-five children have died following an outbreak of measles and whooping cough in Suletankarkar Local Government Area of Jigawa…
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AU nominates Nigeria, 4 others as disease control centres
The African Union (AU) has nominated Nigeria, along with four other countries from the sub-regions of the continent to serve…
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Aisha Buhari decries poor access to health care service by women, children
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, Saturday, in Abuja decried poor access to health care services for women and…
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Sokoto to get new health facilities; Gov’s wife to sponsor education of 700 girls annually
Sokoto government will establish a new medical school, an infectious diseases hospital and a state-of-the-art renal and cardiac centre, Governor…
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Three new Specialist Hospitals underway in Enugu State
The Enugu State Government has said it has concluded arrangements for the construction of three new specialist hospitals in each…
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.3m children malnourished in northern Nigeria — Research
Research on Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria, WINNN, has revealed that about 370,000 children with severe acute malnutrition…
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Bauchi govt moves to ensure potable water provision
RUTH DAVID, Bauchi Bauchi State Government has embarked on creating the institutional, regulatory and legislative framework in the water sector…
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Lassa fever: Lagos govt urges residents to obey sanitation laws
The Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy has enjoined residents of the state to avert Lassa fever and other…
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Lassa fever kills pregnant woman, 2 medical workers in Kaduna outbreak
A pregnant woman and two health workers have been confirmed dead following the outbreak of Lassa fever in Kaduna. The…
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UNICEF urges Gov. Dankwambo to check rising cases of malnutrition in Gombe
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has called on the Gombe State Government to immediately wade into the rising cases…
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Plateau confirms eight deaths from 13 reported cases of lassa fever
Plateau State Commissioner for Health Dr. Kunden Deyin has said the state recorded eight deaths, 13 confirmed cases and 50…
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Measles: Sokoto immunises one million children
Sokoto government has immunised one million children against measles and other child killer diseases across the state in the last…
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Ministry of Health harps on stronger ties with FRSC
Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has canvassed stronger collaboration between the FRSC, Ministry of Health and other…
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World Bank, FG move to assist states in primary healthcare provision
Federal Government and the World Bank have moved to assist state governments in coping with revenue shortfalls from federal allocations…
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NAFDAC bans beans importation into Nigeria
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Thursday, said it has placed a ban on the importation…
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