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International Women’s Day: Gender equality vital to global health agenda

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a message to commemorate the 2018 International Women’s Day, says that gender...

admin - March 8, 2018

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Single-stick cigarettes sale report reinforces need for Nigeria to enforce ban – ERA

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the Federal Government to immediately commence enforcement of the ban on sale...

admin - March 8, 2018

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Nigeria battles largest Lassa fever outbreak on record

Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak has reached record highs with 317 laboratory confirmed cases, according to figures released recently by the Nigeria Centre for Disease...

admin - March 7, 2018

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Researchers discover new HIV antibody

Researchers said they have discovered an HIV antibody that can suppress the virus for nearly six months without additional treatment. The new study involved about...

admin - March 5, 2018

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Nigerian digital media strategist for SDGC/A 2018 health forum

Social media and communications functions during the upcoming forum on “Building and Strengthening Accountability in African Health Systems” conference will be handled by Nigerian...

admin - March 5, 2018

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World Hearing Day: Governments, agencies asked to stem rise in hearing loss

Some 900 million people could suffer from disabling hearing loss by 2050, according to new estimates released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on...

admin - March 2, 2018

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CDC unveils Disability Awareness Ribbon amid campaign against discriminatory practices

The Children's Developmental Centre (CDC) has unveiled the Disability Awareness Ribbon with the support of the Lagos State Government in commemoration in aid of...

admin - March 2, 2018

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Concern over the vulnerable as cold grips Europe

A wave of cold weather hitting Europe this week poses health risks, particularly to people in vulnerable situations, the World Health Organisation (WHO) experts...

admin - March 1, 2018

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