HEALTH

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Libya floods: ‘Tragedy is not over’ warns United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF stated that many more children are affected due to lack of essential services, such as health, schooling...

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‘No limits’, says Adewumi, 24-yr-old LASU medicine graduate; wins Cambridge scholarship

A graduate of Lagos State University College of Medicine, Dr Akingbola Adewumi, has been honoured with King’s College...

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Maternal Health: Gov. Zulum unveils N800m drugs for 5 General Hospitals 

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of free maternal drugs worth over N800m...

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Anthrax: Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Donates Free 50,000 Doses of Vaccines to Lagos State Government

Dr Umakhihe appealed to the State Government for Robust Public Awareness and Sensitization Engagement among Stakeholders towards Prevention...

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WHO and partners set technical cooperation strategy to align with Nigeria’s transformative health agenda

The Country Cooperation Strategy is a medium-term strategic document that presents WHO’s vision for technical cooperation with a...

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Boy, 13, who struggled to eat or speak due to tumour receives transformational surgery in Senegal

An intelligent boy, Dauoda was forced to quit school in 2019 when all attempts to find surgery came...

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Beyond the numbers – Nigeria steps up measures to reach eligible children with potent vaccines

At least 64 per cent of children between ages 12-23 months in Nigeria did not receive all recommended...

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Putting Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights at front and center in Rwanda

Adolescents and young people are also able to access youth-friendly health services such as information on the different...

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Benin passed one of Africa’s most liberal abortion laws. Why are women still dying?

Social and spiritual factors mean that desperate women are still risking their lives by resorting to unsafe terminations....