Top Ten News Items on Health, 07 April 2017
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Nigeria begins Meningitis vaccination campaign as death toll rises to 336. Meningitis: Nigerian govt explains challenges, successes in dealing with outbreak. Nigerians…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 31 March 2017
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Nigeria meningitis outbreak: 282 deaths confirmed in five states. NHIS removes 23,000 ghost enrollees from health insurance scheme. Japan Contributes $903,000 To…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24 March 2017
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LUTH initiates suicide prevention service. World Bank approves $200 million emergency support to North East. Japan gives US$ 33.3 million grant to…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th February 2017
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Nigeria’s Mohammed Pate, two other candidates shortlisted for Global Fund’s ED post. Health Minister Inaugurates Statutory Committees for National Health Act. Minister…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 17th February 2017
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FG approves new National Health Policy. FG Signs Seventy Million Euro EU Support For Health . Nigeria to benefit from MacArthur foundation’s…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 20 January 2017
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Lassa Fever: NCDC confirms cases in 7 states, advices on preparedness by hospitals and healthcare workers. NHIS covers cancer, other tertiary ailments…
Top Ten Health News Items in 2016
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Government of Nigeria reports 2 wild polio cases, first since July 2014. Lassa Fever Outbreak: 41 Nigerians killed in 10 states –…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 02 December 2016
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FG launches Guidelines For HIV/AIDS Prevention. World AIDS Day: US donates $400m, urges FG To invest in health. 800 Nigerians die daily…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 25th November 2016
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$400m Polio funds not stolen, says Health Minister. FG, GSK freeze price of Pneumonia Vaccines for next 10 Years. Lagos records 9,579…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 18 November 2016
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Nigeria records 35 per cent decline in malaria cases. Nigeria loses $2.4bn to malaria annually— FG, Dangote Foundation. WHO donates Polio Modular…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 28 October 2016
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Nigeria has sufficient Anti retro-viral drugs – NACA. FG flags-off one PHC per ward programme in Borno. FG flags-off free VVF surgeries…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21 October 2016
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HIV/AIDS: Nigeria facing antiretroviral drugs shortage, says UN. Chibok girls: FG will provide medical care – Minister. US re-launches malaria hotline in Nigeria. Oyo State…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 07 October 2016
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FG releases N9.8bn for polio eradication. WHO provides medical supplies to 15,000 Boko Haram victims. Children below one-year-old to get new pneumonia…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 20th September, 2016
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FG cancels plan to build 10,000 PHCs. UNICEF revises humanitarian funding appeal for Nigeria to US$ 115m. FG begins free screening for cancer. FG launches…