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World Zoonoses Day: Alliance aims to reduce health risks in wildlife trade

Almost three million people die every year from diseases that spread from animals to humans - so-called zoonoses. These include AIDS, Ebola, but also the...

Michael Simire - July 5, 2021

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Council to sanction registered surveyors encouraging quacks

The Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) has threatened to sanction registered surveyors caught encouraging quackery in the profession. Mr Mohammed Kabir, Registrar of the Council,...

Michael Simire - July 4, 2021

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Oral nicotine offers Africa new route on tobacco control

Africa is heading down the wrong road in its efforts to reduce its death toll from smoking. Although the number of smokers on the continent...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2021

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Fruit, vegetables, protein remain out of reach for most Africans, says report

Africa’s agri-food systems must be transformed to make healthy diets more affordable for Africans. That is the central message of a new report launched on...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2021

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UBE School emerges winner in Nestlé Nutrition Quiz competition

UBE Primary School, Pasali has emerged winner of Nestlé Nutrition Quiz competition organised in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) and the...

Michael Simire - June 29, 2021

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Nigeria hits 3.4m COVID-19 Vaccine jabs in two rounds – NPHDA

Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, said a total of 3.4 million doses of Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have so...

Michael Simire - June 29, 2021

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Continent not winning against ‘brutal’ COVID-19 pandemic – Africa CDC

Africa CDC director, John Nkengasong, on Thursday, June 24, 2021 said Africa is not winning its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as a third...

Michael Simire - June 24, 2021

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WHO says Africa faces steepest COVID-19 surge yet

Africa is facing a surge in the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, says Dr Matshidiso Moeti. Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa,...

Michael Simire - June 24, 2021

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