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Researchers link dangerous foodborne pathogen to centipedes

A dangerous foodborne parasite typically found in snails and other mollusks was detected in two patients in a Chinese hospital and traced to their...

admin - July 30, 2018

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World Hepatitis Day: Urgent increase in hepatitis testing, treatment needed – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners have called on countries to urgently increase hepatitis testing and treatment services in order to eliminate viral...

admin - July 27, 2018

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WHO declares DRC Ebola-free

The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared over by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Speaking from the country’s...

admin - July 25, 2018

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123m infants received vaccine in 2017, WHO, UNICEF say

UN agencies said a record-breaking of about 123 million, or nine out of 10, infants, received at least one dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine in 2017 globally. The...

admin - July 17, 2018

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WHO, partners reiterate commitment to improved health globally

World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will continue to work to ensure that people everywhere in the world, especially in middle income countries, are...

admin - July 15, 2018

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World Population Day: Family planning key to addressing population explosion

As the world celebrates the 2018 World Population Day on July 11 with the theme: “Family Planning is a Human Right”, the Development Communications (DevComs) Network...

admin - July 11, 2018

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72,000 cancer patients die annually in Nigeria

Former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, Prof. Abdulmumini Rafindadi, says that out of 102,000 cases of cancer recorded annually, 72,000 patients...

admin - July 8, 2018

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How abandoned ‘heavily pregnant, physically-challenged woman’ got a lifeline

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Lagos State Accountability for Maternal and Newborn Health (LASAM), appears to have gone beyond its call of duty to...

admin - July 4, 2018

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