Health

NCDC Warns Of Increased Lassa Fever, Meningitis Infections During Harmattan

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has hinted that the country would experience increased Lassa Fever and…

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USAID Commits $2.3m To Procure Malaria Tablets For Nigeria

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $2.3 million to procure 4.8 million doses of life-saving malaria tablets…

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FG Partners Siemens To Purchase Oncology Equipment

The Federal Government has partnered Siemens Healthineers on the purchase of advanced oncology equipment for six centres across the country.…

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Climate Change: Nigeria’s Disease Burden Will Increase By 21% -Experts

Experts in the health sector have predicted that the country would experience an additional 21% burden of disease due to…

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Africa Mulls Small Pox Drug For Treatment Of MPox

A drug currently approved for smallpox in the U.S. will undergo clinical trials to treat patients infected by the Mpox…

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FG Announces Free Cesarean Sections For Nigerian Women

The Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Pate has announced free Cesarean Sections for Nigerian women who need but could…

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Nigeria, Eight Other Countries To Receive 899,000 Monkeypox Vaccines

The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for nine countries across…

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Nigeria Reduced Under-five Mortality By 16.7% In Five Years

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate has disclosed that the country recorded a 16.7% reduction…

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