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Tuberculosis: Organisation treats 68 children in Borno
An international medical organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says it has provided free treatment to 68 children suffering from tuberculosis...
Read moreDetailsNigeria says ‘unprecedented’ Lassa fever outbreak killed 110 this year
Lassa Fever An outbreak of Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illness, has killed 110 people this year in Nigeria in...
Read moreDetailsWHO unveils new childbirth rules to cut caesarean sections
WHO The World Health Organisation said Thursday it has revised a benchmark used by health professionals worldwide in caring for...
Read moreDetails90% Nigerian households consume water contaminated by faeces
Ninety per cent of households in Nigeria consume contaminated water and other impure substances, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)...
Read moreDetailsNAFDAC destroys fake, expired drugs worth N80m
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed expired drugs, food, cosmetics, and expired drinks worth...
Read moreDetailsHot tea linked to higher esophageal cancer risks
Esophageal cancer Drinking hot or burning hot tea is associated with an increased risk for esophageal cancer when combined with...
Read moreDetailsSenate probes efforts by Nigerian govt to stop spread of Lassa fever
The Senate on Thursday asked its Committees of Health (Secondary & Tertiary) and Primary Health Care & Communicable Diseases to...
Read moreDetailsExpert calls for proactive measures to fight Lassa fever
A public health expert, Dr Toni Iken, has called on policy makers at all levels of government to be proactive...
Read moreDetailsBreastfeeding for over six months may reduce diabetes risk – Study
Breastfeeding for six months or longer appears to significantly cut the risk of a woman developing type II diabetes, a...
Read moreDetailsMeasles : FCTA to start immunization in February–Official
Measles The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board, says plans have been concluded to immunise children against...
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