The fight against Lassa fever: Will it prepare Nigeria for future epidemics?
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It is not unusual to talk about challenges and at the same time seek out available opportunities. Speaking about opportunities presented by Lassa…
Fighting Lassa: Five lessons from three special hospitals managing most cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria
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At the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Mrs. Martha Okonofua moves around the ward with a smile. The Lassa Fever isolation ward at…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 26th January 2018
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Nigeria set to vaccinate 25 million people, its biggest yellow fever campaign ever. 16 deaths recorded as Lassa fever spreads to 10…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 11 August 2017
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Nigeria Records Poor Outing as Only 23% of Children Get Immunised. Revamp PHCs in your states, Health Minister urges governors. FG plans relocation of…
Lassa Fever: NCDC advices on preparedness by hospitals and healthcare workers
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The Nigeria Centre of Disease Control (NCDC) calls the attention of Nigerians to an increasing number of Lassa fever cases, and…
Ten Big Promises Made by the Nigerian Minister of Health
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It is always welcome when leaders make clear and explicit promises in terms of what they seek to achieve during their tenure…
Lack of trust in health sector: the underlying cause of the large Lassa Fever outbreak in Nigeria
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Strange deaths in a community in Niger State in 2015 left the community confused, this was followed by a period of uncertainty…