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WHO announces push on adolescent health, other reforms for Africa

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Regional Director for Africa announced on Monday, May 22, 2017 four new flagship programmes for the region over the...

admin - May 22, 2017

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World Hypertension Day: Seven out of 10 Nigerians are hypertensive, says expert

Prof. Modupe Onadeko, a former Reproductive Medicine Consultant at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has said that no fewer than seven out of...

admin - May 17, 2017

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Healthcare experts clamour inter-professional collaboration

Against the backdrop of inter-professional rivalry in the health sector, which appears to have become divisive, unhealthy, and a distraction to healthcare professionals, the...

admin - May 17, 2017

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Meningitis kills eight in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Government says it has recorded eight deaths since the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) was reported in parts of the...

admin - May 16, 2017

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WHO director in Kinshasa, discusses Ebola outbreak response

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, on Saturday, May 13, 2017 visited Kinshasa, capital of DR Congo, to...

admin - May 14, 2017

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Concern as Ebola resurfaces in Congo

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the death of one person in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

admin - May 13, 2017

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CSOs flay delay in regulations for implementing Tobacco Act

Representatives of civil society groups that converged on Abuja on Thursday, May 4, 2017 have demanded expedited process in the implementation of the National...

admin - May 5, 2017

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FGM: Group carries out clitoral restorative surgeries in Kenya

From May 2 to May 13, the U.S.-based, non-profit organisation Clitoraid on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 launched a two-week humanitarian mission in Nairobi, Kenya,...

admin - May 3, 2017

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