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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has said that no fewer than 110 women die daily in Nigeria as a result of pregnancy related causes. The fund...

admin - June 19, 2019

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WHO offers new tool, sets target to accelerate action against antimicrobial resistance

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 launched a global campaign urging governments to adopt a tool to reduce the spread of antimicrobial...

admin - June 19, 2019

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Sustainable medical practices could be answer to Nigeria’s healthcare woes

It’s estimated that 94 percent of Nigeria’s population is exposed to air pollution levels exceeding World Health Organisation guidelines. In 2012, around seven million people died from diseases...

Michael Simire - June 13, 2019

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Rotary announces $100m to eradicate polio

Rotary is giving $100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children...

admin - June 10, 2019

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Expert raises concern over mercury dental amalgam

A dental health expert, Prof. Godwin Arotiba, says there are ongoing efforts by dental health practitioners to phase out mercury in dental amalgam, a tooth decay...

admin - June 9, 2019

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Food Safety Day: Expert urges adoption of proper food hygiene

The Nigerian Chapter of World Safety Organisation (WSO) on Thursday, June 6, 2019 advised people to keep everything that should come in contact with food in...

admin - June 7, 2019

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Govt, activists march to sensitise public on tobacco laws

The Federal Ministry of Health and civil society organisations on Monday, June 3, 2019 carried out a public sensitisation on Abuja streets and the popular Wuse...

admin - June 4, 2019

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Govt calls on Nigerians to support fight against tobacco

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Abdullahi Mashi, has urged Nigerians to support the fight against tobacco to avert lung diseases and other tobacco-related...

admin - June 2, 2019

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