Health

By Anthony Maliki, Abuja Medicines sans Frontières (MSF) says Nigeria has the highest burden of malaria globally, accounting for nearly 30% of the total malaria deaths in the…
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Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Mohammed Ali Pate with Governor Yahaya of Gombe State, left By Akanji Alowolodu, Gombe  Gombe State Governor,…
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Participants at the workshop By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi  The Federal Ministry of Health and Development Partners have been called to as a matter of urgency establish a…
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By El-Yakub Dabai, Birnin Kebbi Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has in Birnin Kebbi inaugurated a seven-member committee to oversee the activities of Reproductive Health…
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Governor Soludo of Anambra State BY SUNNY A. DAVID, AWKA No fewer than 98,960 people in Anambra State are living with HIV/AIDS in the State, says the Anambra State Aids…
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Chairman, BASNEC, Jinjiri J. Garba By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi  Bauchi State Network of Civil Society Coalition (BASNEC) has declared that statistics available have it that…
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Toilets at a school  By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi Open defecation is the act of passing excreta in open air locations instead of in hygienic, covered locations. The…
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Professor Felicia Anumah is Director, Centre for Diabetes Studies, University of Abuja By Anthony Maliki, Abuja Over 11 million Nigerians are living with Type 2 diabetes…
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By Akanji Alowoludo, Bauchi The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has stressed that availability of improved toilet in schools, public spaces, homes and health facilities…
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By Linus Ogbu, Lafia An NGO, Ahmed Bola Oduleye Charity (ABOC) Foundation, on Tuesday embarked on sensitisation and free diabetes screening for no fewer than 200 residents of…
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By Anthony Maliki, Abuja Nigeria is currently experiencing an unprecedented diphtheria outbreak, with around 17.000 suspected cases and close to 600 deaths recorded. A…
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One of the Sato toilet pans By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi  In order to reduce the issue of open defecation among residents of Bauchi Federal Constituency in Bauchi State, over…
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Executive Chairman, Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Suleiman Bashir By Joseph Adahnu, Yola Following the ongoing polio vaccinations, the Adamawa…
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By El-Yakub Dabai, Birnin Kebbi As dismal performance in the areas of immunization continue to paint bleak pictures in healthcare delivery in Sokoto Kebbi and Zamfara states,…
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By El-Yakub Dabai, Birnin Kebbi UNICEF statistics reveal that about 48million children in Nigeria have no access to any form of immunization in their lives with the North West…
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BASPHCDA EC, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed (L) and Dr Mansur Dada, ES BASHCMA  By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi  The management of Bauchi State Health Contributory Management Agency…
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