Top Ten News Items on Health, 19 May 2017
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FG activates Ebola preparedness plan. Nigeria’s dilapidated PHCs where torchlights are used for birth delivery. Anti-HIV progress under threat. GE launches Nigeria’s first 3D auto-ultrasound…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21st April 2017
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KPMG to Audit Finances, Donor Funds of NPHCDA, Health Agencies. Meningitis: Death toll hits 745. NMA presents 5-year plan to shake up…
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, 17 March 2017
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UNICEF Scales up Intervention in Malnutrition by 400% in North-east. FG disburses $500m maternal, child fund. Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control 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, 06 January 2017
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Final trial results confirm Ebola vaccine provides high protection against disease. INTERVIEW: Nigeria’s health minister speaks on resident doctors, polio, tuberculosis, budget,…
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 $2.4bn to malaria annually— FG, Dangote Foundation. WHO donates Polio Modular…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 28 October 2016
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Nigeria has sufficient Anti retro-viral drugs – NACA. FG flags-off one PHC per ward programme in Borno. FG flags-off free VVF surgeries…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 21 October 2016
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HIV/AIDS: Nigeria facing antiretroviral drugs shortage, says UN. Chibok girls: FG will provide medical care – Minister. US re-launches malaria hotline in Nigeria. Oyo State…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 14 October 2016
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Massive immunization campaign to reach 41 million children in Nigeria and region to contain polio outbreak. Nigeria Losing Billions of Dollars to…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 07 October 2016
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FG releases N9.8bn for polio eradication. WHO provides medical supplies to 15,000 Boko Haram victims. Children below one-year-old to get new pneumonia…
Top Ten News Items on Health, 20th September, 2016
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FG cancels plan to build 10,000 PHCs. UNICEF revises humanitarian funding appeal for Nigeria to US$ 115m. FG begins free screening for cancer. FG launches…