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COVID-19 increased nearly 30% in past two weeks – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the global reported cases of COVID-19 have increased by nearly 30 per cent over the past two weeks. Dr...

Michael Simire - July 6, 2022

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Stop TB Partnership launches plan to end tuberculosis by 2030

The Stop TB Partnership on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, unveiled a costed plan for the world to end tuberculosis (TB), the second leading infectious...

Michael Simire - July 6, 2022

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Health expert urges Lagos to provide safe water for residents

A former Chairman, Association of Nigeria Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP), Dr Tunji Akintade, has appealed to the Lagos State Government to improve access to...

Michael Simire - July 4, 2022

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DRC declares 14th Ebola outbreak over

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday, July 4, 2022, declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that erupted less than three months ago in Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur Province in...

Michael Simire - July 4, 2022

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Seasonal diseases: South-West stakeholders call for joint action, increased funding of health sector

Stakeholders in the health sector have called for concerted efforts toward sensitising the public on identification, available treatments and preventive measures of seasonal diseases,...

Michael Simire - July 3, 2022

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Africa CDC: 12 African countries report 1,782 cases of monkeypox

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday, July 1, 2022, disclosed that 12 African countries have so far reported 1,782...

Michael Simire - July 1, 2022

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Tobacco smoking: For the graphic health warning policy, delay is dangerous

The decision of the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) to call out SmokeBoxNG and DaSmokeHub, two popular tobacco vendors for marketing tobacco products on social...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2022

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AfDB establishes African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation to transform continent’s healthcare sector

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new institution that will significantly...

Michael Simire - June 29, 2022

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HealthDecember 28, 2025

Nigeria’s health sector gains amid strikes

Nigeria’s health sector in 2025 recorded notable progress in infrastructure, emergency care, insurance expansion, and service utilisation, yet persistent...

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