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World Autism Awareness Day: Empowering ailing women, girls

"On World Autism ,Awareness Day, let us reaffirm our commitment to promote the full participation of all people with autism, and ensure they have...

admin - April 2, 2018

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Donors pledge $15m to UN emergencies contingency fund

Donors have pledged an additional $15.3 million to support quick action by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to tackle disease outbreaks and humanitarian health...

admin - April 1, 2018

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World Health Day: World leaders urged to fulfill SDGs pledges

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged world leaders to live up to the pledges made toward advancing health for all while signing agreement...

admin - March 29, 2018

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UNODC restates need to check rising menace of drug abuse

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has stressed the need to check the rising menace of Pharmaceutical drug abuse among youths...

admin - March 28, 2018

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Groups fault MAN on new excise duty on tobacco

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called on the Federal Government to discountenance the call by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) for...

admin - March 27, 2018

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World TB Day: Pathologist advocates measures to curb misdiagnosis

Misdiagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) cases remains one of the major challenges in the treatment of the disease, says Mr Chidobu Anayo, Chemical Pathologist, El-Lab...

admin - March 25, 2018

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Cholera, Lassa fever kill 14 in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Zuwaira Hassan, on Friday, March 23, 2018 confirmed that 14 people died in the state following outbreak of...

admin - March 23, 2018

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On the trail of Lassa fever in southern Nigeria

Nafissa Ikerodah is both a detective and diplomat of sorts. On a Saturday morning in early March, the Disease Surveillance Officer in Edo State...

admin - March 21, 2018

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