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A team of civil society organisations (CSOs) that met recently in Lagos has joined the global campaign to eliminate Lead in paint. The activists observed...

Michael Simire - November 8, 2013

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Healthcare waste management policy formulated

"Wastes are substances or objects, which are disposed of or are intended to be disposed of or are required to be disposed of by the...

Michael Simire - November 8, 2013

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Stakeholders commit to eradicate Polio

The first of a series of round-table dialogues to support the Polio Eradication Initiative in Nigeria held recently in Sokoto, Sokoto State, courtesy of...

Michael Simire - October 7, 2013

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Between Coronavirus and bats

The Lagos State Government last week alerted residents to the existence of a new virus in the world known as Coronavirus, which officials described...

Michael Simire - July 29, 2013

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Lagos warns on new deadly virus, ‘Coronavirus’

The Lagos State Government of Nigeria has alerted resident to the existence of a new virus in the world known as Coronavirus, which has...

Michael Simire - July 23, 2013

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Secret of healthy living at Makoko

One thing I have noticed during my visits to Makoko in Lagos is that the people are ever smiling, lively and vibrant; and they...

Michael Simire - July 21, 2013

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Remediation of lead-poisoned Bagega completed

The remediation (environmental clean-up) of Bagega, a community affected by lead poisoning, is rounding up. Located in Zamfara, Northern Nigeria, Bagega has a population...

Michael Simire - July 8, 2013

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Nigeria: Why polio persists

A child is born every day in Nigeria. After the birth, the mother is expected to immunise the child against some preventable childhood diseases...

Michael Simire - May 15, 2013

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