HEALTH
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Anthrax: Benue govt cautions residents on consumption of dead animals
The Benue state government has cautioned residents against the consumption of dead animals to avert contracting anthrax disease. The Chairman…
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Reps To Amend Law To Enhance Fight Against Malaria, HIV/AIDS
The House Committee on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and Malaria has promised to make necessary changes to existing laws to strengthen the…
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NAFDAC warns public against consumption of artificially ripened fruits
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned members of the public against consumption of…
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PHOTOS: Saudi Surgeons Separate Conjoined Nigerian Twins After 14-Hour Operation
Nigerian twins Hassanah and Hussaina were separated by surgeons at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Specialist Hospital for Children. The procedure,…
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Nigeria ranks 2nd in worldwide maternal deaths – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has ranked Nigeria as the second country with the highest number of maternal, neonatal and…
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Bauchi: Lassa fever outbreak claims 22 lives
At least 22 persons have died from Lassa fever outbreak in Bauchi state state in 2023, health officials in the north…
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Over 60 people Die Of Diphtheria In Kano state
Kano State has been hit by a deadly outbreak of diphtheria infection, with 61 lives lost as of March 2,…
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Federal Govt develops Sickle Cell vaccine and others
Minister of Science Technology and Innovation, Adeleke Mamora, has announced that his ministry has developed sickle cell and venom vaccines.…
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More than 50% of people confirmed to have mpox living with HIV, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that 52 percent of people confirmed to have monkeypox (mpox) are living with…
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NCDC gives strict against poor hygiene as cholera kills 231
This was contained in the public health advisory published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on its website on Thursday.…
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