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How Nigerian cancer patients pay with their blood

I am always a fighter for the weak and a voice for the voiceless. I want you all to join me. Cancer may have...

Sierra Leone mudslides: UN moves to curb spread of diseases

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, August 21, 2017 that it is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent...

Why disabled persons shun Lagos hospitals

The Joint Association of Persons Living with Disabilities (JONAPID) in Lagos has said that as long as disabled people continue to shun reproductive health...

Cholera count reaches 500,000 in Yemen

The total number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen this year hit the half a million mark on Sunday, August 13, 2017 and nearly...

Government urged to fund nutrition to save children

The Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria has been urged to commit adequate funds to address the growing menace of malnutrition, with experts and stakeholders...

Study links malaria rapid diagnostic tests to more antibiotic prescriptions

Scientists find curbing the overuse of antimalarial drugs often replaced by overuse of antibiotics instead; study also reveals puzzling cases of malaria patients testing...

Australia loses $52b annually to insomania, says report

Sleep deprivation is costing the Australian economy $52.48 billion annually, a report released on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 found. The Deloitte Access Economics, in a...

Malnutrition: 13% of Nigerians risk being mentally deformed

At least 13 per cent of Nigerian children risk growing up with mental deformity unless proper iodine is part of their nutrition, according to...

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Health reform aimed at saving lives, reducing pains – Pate

The Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, says the ongoing health reform in Nigeria is designed to save...
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10m people could die annually due to antibiotic resistance by 2050 – WAP

World Animal Protection (WAP), an international organisation, says no fewer than 10 million people could die globally each year...

Extreme heat linked to over 1,300 deaths in Portugal in 20 days

The months of July and August 2025 in Portugal were marked by several warnings of high temperatures that coincided...

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Health reform aimed at saving lives, reducing pains – Pate

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