Health
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Nigeria Heart Foundation Urges Healthier Diet as Heart Disease Cases Rise Nationwide
Concerned about increasing cases of heart disease, the Nigeria Heart Foundation has called for stronger public awareness on healthy nutrition.…
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Experts Raise Alarm Over Undiagnosed HIV Cases Among Nigerian Children
There are growing concerns that a significant number of HIV-positive children in Nigeria remain outside the healthcare system, as experts…
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Cross River Confirms New COVID-19 Case, Activates Response Measures
Health authorities in Cross River State have announced the detection of a new COVID-19 case in the state. The State…
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NAFDAC Launches Kano Task Force To Tackle Fake Drugs And Foods
A fresh crackdown on counterfeit drugs and unsafe foods has begun in Kano as the National Agency for Food and…
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Nigeria Expands Malaria Vaccine Rollout, Spends $150 Million On Vaccines – NPHCDA
Health officials say Nigeria is increasing both funding and reach of its vaccination programmes, particularly in the rollout of the…
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UN Begins Transparent Process For Next Secretary-General as Guterres Set To Retire
The United Nations has begun a new phase in the selection process for its next Secretary-General, with four leading candidates…
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ECOWAS Health Ministers Seek Stronger Malaria Response Framework
West African health ministers have called for stronger regional collaboration to tackle malaria, citing weak coordination as a major setback.…
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Doctors Protest Alleged Harassment, Intimidation by Security Agencies in Lagos
Healthcare workers in Lagos under two major associations protested on Saturday over alleged persistent harassment and intimidation by security agencies,…
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Nigerian Gov’t Tasks New Medical Directors on Patient Care, Industrial Harmony in Hospitals
The Nigerian Government has directed newly appointed Medical Directors of Federal Medical Centres to prioritise patient care and ensure the…
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UNICEF, Korea Partner to Close Immunisation Gap, Target 2.2 Million Nigerian Children
In a push to close Nigeria’s immunisation gap, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it will reach an estimated…
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