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33m Nigerians may face food crisis in 2025 — Report
The Cadre Harmonisé Report for October has projected that at least 33.1 million people in 26 states and the FCT...
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WHO approves two new mpox tests to boost detection
The World Health Organisation has listed two additional mpox in vitro diagnostics under its Emergency Use Listing procedure to enhance...
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Breast cancer: A Look at prevalence, challenges and care in Nigeria
October is recognized globally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), a campaign aimed at educating and raising awareness about the...
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NMA offers free health checks to 1000 Plateau civil servants
The Nigerian Medical Association, Plateau State chapter has said it would conduct free medical checks for 1,000 civil servants in...
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Lagos seals building without toilet
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office said on Friday that a building without a toilet in the Agege area of...
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Niger unveils integrated measles, polio vaccination campaign
The Niger State Government has launched the 2024 integrated measles, polio vaccination campaign for children under five years in the...
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Polio virus decreases by 38% in Nigeria in 1 year – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said the circulating variant of poliovirus type 2 has decreased by 38 per...
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Diphtheria kills 1,191 persons in 17 months – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says no fewer than 1,191 persons have been killed by diphtheria from May 2023...
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Ebonyi records 28 cholera deaths, 386 cases
The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, has disclosed that the state has recorded 28 deaths and 386...
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China releases guidelines for obesity diagnosis, treatment
China’s National Health Commission has released its first set of guidelines to standardise the diagnosis and treatment of obesity. Over...
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