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CSOs express concerns over non achievement of reproductive health plan, three months to expiration

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has expressed concern over the inability of the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent and Elderly Health Plus Nutrition...
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Detection of Ebola in Uganda calls for Africa networking, says expert

A health economist, Dr. Abigail Banji, says as Ebola is now detected in Uganda, the world is reminded yet again of the need for Africa...
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Uganda declares Ebola virus disease outbreak

The health authorities in Uganda on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus was confirmed...
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Millions battle diarrhoea, infections in Pakistan’s flood-hit south

At least 500,000 children are among hundreds of thousands people who have been infected by water-borne diseases in Pakistan’s southern region after catastrophic floods,...
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Lassa fever: NCDC confirms eight new infections, as death toll hits 171

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded eight additional Lassa fever infections and one death between Sept. 5 and 11,...
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Groups call for the removal of phase-out exemption for Mercury-added eye cosmetics

Environmental health organisations from the Philippines are asking governments across the world to end a partial exemption on mercury use for eye area cosmetics...
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Stakeholders deliberate on elimination of trans-fats from Nigeria’s food supply

Stakeholders in the food system chain in Nigeria converged on Lagos on Thursday September 8, 2022, to deliberate on the elimination of industrially produced...
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Australia urged to roll out national climate health action plan

A coalition of top medical groups has called on the Australian government to urgently roll out a national climate health action plan. The Climate and...
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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC) and...
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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market...
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Use marble to produce electricity, engineer advises Oyo

An electrical engineer, Mr. Toyese Oyerinde, has advised the Oyo State Government to exploit the huge deposits of marble...

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