Health
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Health facilities in West Africa require complete overhaul – WHO
The World Health Organisation has called for urgent assistance in the West African sub-Sahara region, stating that without much needed…
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Remain vigilant, observe hygienic measures; FG warns Nigerians as Ebola resurfaces in Liberia
Barely two months after the World Health Organisation (WHO), had on May 9, declared Liberia Ebola-free, the West African country,…
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Bayelsa to partner with NGOs, donor agencies to promote primary healthcare
NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state has assured that his administration would partner with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)…
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Rotary grants Nigeria $9.9 million in Nigeria to eradicate polio
The continued fight to stamp out polio will receive an additional $40.3 million boost from Rotary to support immunization activities…
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Hypertension is assuming epidemic status – Ekunno, Neimeth boss
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc, Pharmacist Emmanuel Ekunno, has said that hypertension is assuming an epidemic…
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Lagos free medical mission reaches 15,000 Lekki residents
No fewer than 15,595 people resident in Lekki Local Council Development Area of Lagos and its environs have benefited…
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Child factory: UNICEF clears traditional birth attendants
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Tuesday, exonerated homes of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) from involvement in child factory,…
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FMC Owerri staff demand removal of MD over alleged fraud
The feud between the management and staff of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri took a new dimension on Friday when…
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Kia Motors to support emergency vaccination program in flood-affected regions of Malawi
Kia Motors has joined forces with the Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) to provide an emergency vaccination program across the…
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Mothers should breastfeed children adequately to prevent diseases – Expert
Founder, Afribaby Initiative, Dr Oscar Odiboh, , Sunday, urged mothers to breastfeed their infants between eight and 12 times per…
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Resident Doctors in UBTH embark on warning strike
Resident doctors at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) have embarked on a five-day warning strike. President of the…
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Red Cross urges governments to enact laws on first aid provision
The Nigerian Red Cross Society has urged governments at all levels to move to enact and strengthen the laws guiding…
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A/Ibom: 70% of pregnant women still patronise traditional birth attendants – Commissioner
Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Health, Dr Emem Bassey, has disclosed that more than 70 per cent of pregnant women in…
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World Bank $500m facility and improving maternal, child health in Nigeria
Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group, last month, approved a $500 million International Development Association (IDA) credit…
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ECOWAS to promote m-health in sub-region
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)’s Commissioner for Telecommunications and Technology (ICT), Mr Isaias Barreto da Rosa, has…
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WHO to immunize 240,000 children against polio in Sokoto
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it plans to immunize 240,000 children with the Injectable Polio Vaccine (IPV) in…
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UNICEF launches U-Report, targets one million u-reporters in 2015
UNICEF and partners, Wednesday, launched the U-Report, an innovative SMS-based platform that empowers Nigerians by enabling them to participate and…
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World’s first malaria vaccine ready for approval
The world’s first malaria vaccine could be approved by international regulators for use in Africa from October after final trial…
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One child in five still not vaccinated, says WHO
Nearly 22 million infants missed out in 2013 on the routine vaccine against diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus One-fifth…
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Iraqi Forces To Take Tikrit From IS In 1 Week
The head of a Shia militia brigade, fighting alongside government forces, said that IS militants still held about 70% of…
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Nigeria: Boko Haram bomb factory uncovered in troubled northeast
The factory was tucked inside a fertilizer company in Buni Yadi town in Yobe state, according to officials. Islamist fighters…
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Foreign media plot to embarrass Nigeria – Minister
The supervising Minister of Information, Edem Duke, has alleged of a plot by a section of the foreign media to…
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Nigeria’s President: Boko Haram Trained with Islamic State
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says fighters from insurgent group Boko Haram have traveled to the Middle East for training with…
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Islamic State introduces new restrictions to prevent Mosul residents from fleeing city
Freedom from the Islamic State group comes at a steep price, as one newly wedded couple recently discovered. Eager to…
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Jonathan admits Nigeria lied over Morocco phone row; orders probe
President Goodluck Jonathan admitted Friday that he did not speak on telephone with the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, as…
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