Nigeria meningitis outbreak death toll hits 489. WHO and partners provide vaccines to control meningitis C in Nigeria. WHO reaffirms commitment to implement 2017 emergency programme in N/East. FG inaugurates mental health, psycho-social support programme for insurgency victims. Queens College tragedy: Reps summon Education, Health Ministers, ex-Principal. PCN seals 52 pharmacies, 212 medicine stores in Enugu. LASUTH indigenous surgeons perform first local open-heart surgery. Lagos moves to stem suicide attempts, provides helplines. Lagos offers free medical services to 60,000 residents. NGOs call on Nigerians to embrace health insurance.
Top Ten News Items on Health, 14 April 2017
