Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th March 2023
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Extreme poverty, ignorance, malnutrition, poor routine immunisation, others fuel noma complications. WHO updates tracking system for SARS-CoV-2 variants. Nigeria reports 1,064 suspected…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 10th March 2023
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Nutrition crisis pushed 7.3M Nigerian girls, women into severe malnutrition- UNICEF. NHIA Act: Govt, insurers agree on roles but employers undecided. ‘Screening…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 3rd March 2023
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UN Agencies: One Woman Dies Every Two Minutes Due to Pregnancy or Childbirth. Health Implications Of Nigeria’s High Female Genital Mutilation Rate….
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th February 2023
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X-raying presidential candidates’ plan for health. How Pate’s Appointment As Gavi CEO Will Benefit Nigeria‘s Health Sector. Every two minutes, a woman…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17 February 2023
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NHIA ACT: FG Inaugurates Committee On Operational Guidelines. PSN seeks legislation to redress drug scarcity in public hospitals. Need to Improve Access…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 3 February 2022
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160,000 children acquired HIV in 2021 –WHO. Address root cause of diseases, WHO advices FG. Health workers union threatens strike over members’…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 27th January 2022
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‘Fully Vaccinating Children Key To Preventing Diphtheria‘. FG, USAID train physiotherapists on rehabilitation services for fistula, maternity care. Nigeria’s Mental Health Bill…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 13th January 2022
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Scientist calls for interdisciplinary research to fight upsurge of COVID-19. Lagos doctors demand anti-quackery law. COVID-19: FG intensifies surveillance at international airports….
Top Ten News Items on Health, 16th December 2022
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CPHIA 2022: African leaders, experts meet in Rwanda to appraise public health. Edo Specialist Hospital launches endoscopic services, prosthetics, orthotics units. COVID-19:…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 2nd December 2022
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WHO alerts on setbacks in Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality. Nigeria’s AIDS-related deaths decline to 51,000 –FG. WHO recommends “mpox” as…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 11th November 2022
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FG disburses N101bn from Basic Healthcare Provision Fund – Official. Cancer deaths in Africa could rise over 30% – WHO. Over 14M…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 4th November 2022
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‘2023 proposed national budget for health not sufficient to improve sector’. FG Tightens Measures against Ebola Outbreak. Lassa fever experts gather in…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 28th October 2022
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FG praises Jigawa for becoming first open-defecation-free state. Nigerian health workers list conditions to halt brain drain. Challenging candidates on political economy…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st October 2022
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Over 1.5 Million Nigerian Children At Risk Of Health Crisis, Halt In Education Over Flood – UNICEF. Brain Drain: Nigeria needs 363,000…