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Tanzania on high risk of Ebola outbreak

A Tanzanian government senior official said on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 that Tanzania was on high risk of Ebola outbreak. The Ebola Virus Disease killed...

Quitting smoking may lead to weight gains, but will reduce risk of death – Study

Quitting smoking may cause you to gain weight and initially lead to a higher risk of diabetes, but it will reduce the chances of...

Congo battles to contain Ebola outbreak in conflict zone

Authorities in troubled eastern Congo are battling against multiple militia groups and a deteriorating security situation in their efforts to respond to an Ebola...

World Mosquito Day: U.S. reaches 570m people in 24 countries

On World Mosquito Day, the U.S. Government says it has reached 570 million people in 24 “malaria endemic” countries with malaria treatment and prevention services. The U.S....

World Mosquito Day: Group sensitises Kaduna destitutes on malaria prevention

The Women-for-Women Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, on Sunday, August 19, 2018 began the sensitisation of Almajiris and other destitutes in Kaduna on ways to...

Our aim is to offer consumers better alternatives to smoking – Poggiali

At the recently held Africa Reporters Workshop on Harm Reduction held in Johannesburg, South Africa, Alessandro Maria Poggiali, Vice President, Corporate Affairs EEMA and...

FCTC COP8 agenda and harm reduction

The Eighth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is two months away....

Nigeria records 102,000 new cases of cancer annually

The Executive Director, Project Pink Blue, an NGO, Mr Runcie Chidebe, says Nigeria records about 102,000 new cases of cancer every year and a...

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ICARRD+20: Group urges banks to finance agroecology, equitable food systems

As governments, social movements, and multilateral institutions gather in Cartagena for ICARRD+20 to advance agrarian reform and rural development,...
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NAPTIP, UK unite to amplify voices of trafficking survivors

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in partnership with the British High Commission Abuja,...

Lead exposure: Ogun commences independent health audit of Ogijo residents

The Ogun State Government has commenced an independent and comprehensive health audit of residents of Ogijo in Sagamu Local...

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