Health

The Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF)–(Doctors without borders) on Friday, handed over an ‘observation bay’ for Lassa fever patients to the Federal Teaching Hospital (FETHA)…
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In Nigeria, different tribes or cultures have ways of disposing of placenta. Some bury it, some burn it and some still believe that it has a spiritual attachment to the baby and…
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The Federal Government and Global Fund has signed a funding support agreement worth $71,216,215 for the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. A statement signed by…
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China has confirmed a new outbreak of African swine fever in its northeast province of Heilongjiang, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Wednesday. The ministry…
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The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has advised Nigerians to avoid risky behaviours that might contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country during the…
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The Anambra State Government has commenced a sensitisation campaign on symptoms, causes, prevention and management of asthma. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joe Akabuike,…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka Open defecation has been identified as one of the major causes of diseases amongst people. The Programme Monitoring Officer of Rural Water Supply and…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka Human rights are the basic rights or freedom which an individual or group enjoys without negotiation. They include right to life, right to health, freedom…
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The Gombe State Government has confirmed the death of four Lassa fever patients out of the 53 suspected cases recorded in the state. Dr Nuhu Bille, acting State Epidemiologist,…
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A cross section of participants at review meeting By Sunny A. David, Awka Nigeria ranks first in Africa and sixtieth in the world in tuberculosis disease burden. The Director of…
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Dr Muhammad Alkali, the Chairman, Bauchi State Agency for the Control HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy And Malaria (BACATMA), says some HIV positive couples has given birth to 72…
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the HIV response stood at a crossroads, 30 years after the first World AIDS Day. Guterres, in his message for the 2018 World…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka The Anambra State Government says it will continue to improve the health sector for quality delivery, as the citizenry’s wellbeing remains paramount in its…
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United States Mission in Nigeria has said approximately 7.4 million Nigerians have received HIV counseling and testing services under the U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS…
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By 2030, around 80 adolescents will be dying of AIDS every day if “we don’t accelerate progress in preventing transmission,” the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. UNICEF, in a…
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