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WHO prequalifies first vaccine against mpox

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the addition of the MVA-BN vaccine to its prequalification list, marking the first vaccine against mpox to...
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BAN Toxics joins call for SDI to immediately stop production of mercury-added dental amalgam

Following the recent announcement by Southern Dental Industries Limited (SDI) that it will cease production of dental amalgam by 2028 or earlier, environmental NGO,...
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Hello world, goodbye health: Curbing Big Soda’s sportswashing at Olympics

On October 16, 2021, the Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) endorsed the Olympism 365 strategy which aims to strengthen the...
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Over 6,000 people benefit from NNPC, Shell eyecare outreach in Lagos community

No fewer than 6,575 people benefitted from an eyecare outreach held in Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, from August 26...
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GCF approves $151m for AfDB’s climate resilience programme in Africa

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $151 million in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The aim...
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Kenya, Ethiopia childhood immunisation win in COVID-19 offer insights amid global Mpox threat – Study

A recent study published in the BMJ, a leading health journal, lauds the proactive measures taken by the governments of Kenya and Ethiopia to...
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Nigeria first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is the first country in Africa to receive mpox vaccines, aimed at combating the spread of the...
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Free eye-care services offered as NNPC launches Vision First Programme in Lagos community

The NNPC Ltd has flagged off the third edition of the Vision First Programme, as part of comprehensive community-focused healthcare outreach targeted at the...
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Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

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