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The disease, Bundibugyo virus disease, with transmission continuing across eight provinces, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
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… Experts say poor tests fuel malaria misdiagnosisBy Chioma Obinna Poor laboratory testing, inaccurate malaria diagnosis and unnecessary prescription of antimalarial drugs remain major challenges undermining Nigeria’s fight against malaria, health experts have warned. The experts spoke as the Global Fund supported the training of 464 laboratory personnel across nine states to strengthen malaria and […]
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… Women record twice men’s prevalence as state targets wider coverage By Chioma Obinna Lagos State has recorded significant progress in HIV treatment, with 93.4 per cent of people living with the virus who know their status receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), a new survey has revealed. However, only 58.3 per cent of people living with […]
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Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak has killed more than 5,300 people, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the continent’s top health agency.
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Deadly outbreaks like the Ebola epidemic raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo show the urgent need to complete an international pandemic treaty, the World Health Organization chief said Monday.
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On June 5, 2023, President Tinubu promised to actualise the adjustment while appealing to JOHESU to suspend its strike, after assuming office
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As household budgets tighten, cheaper medicines and other products can appear to offer much-needed relief. But a low price may conceal a much higher eventual cost
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“One out of every four cases of stroke in Nigeria could be a case of stroke in the young. The prevalence is as high as 25%”
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), Wednesday, said it had not advised the Federal Government to restrict public gatherings following the Ebola case recorded in the country.
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Africa’s latest outbreak of Ebola has passed 10,000 confirmed cases, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese health authorities said on Tuesday, with almost 5,000 fatalities.
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