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January 24, 2020 0

Top Ten News Items on Health, 24th January 2020

2 out of 10 deliveries attended by skilled birth attendants in Kano – Report. Coronavirus:…More

October 25, 2019 0

WHO Celebrates Eradication of Polio Virus Type Three Worldwide. Healthcare Delivery: Delta Govt signs MoU…More

October 20, 2019 0

Valuable lessons from Nigeria’s marathon effort to eradicate polio. 42% of women in Nigeria, others…More

October 4, 2019 0

DFID Commits N18.5B to Tackle Acute Malnutrition in Borno, Yobe States. SDGs: FG,Lagos strengthen partnership…More

September 14, 2019 0

FG disbursed N6.5bn health care fund to 15 states, FCT. ‘Vaccine derived polio’ won’t stop…More

August 30, 2019 0

Workers protest kidnap of Irrua Hospital CMD, threaten strike. Nigeria reviews guidelines for disease surveillance.…More

August 23, 2019 0

Dr Osagie Ehanire: A new captain for Nigeria’s health sector. WHO, Heads of African countries…More

July 19, 2019 0

For 170,000 Nigerians to die from TB disease yearly, is unacceptable – Aisha Buhari. Integrating…More

July 12, 2019 2

Polio: Gates foundation urges FG, States to up vaccination. Tuberculosis: Nigeria has ‘sixth highest burden…More

June 28, 2019 1

World Drug Day: 10 million Nigeria use cannabis – UNODC. We’re investing $180m domestic resources…More

May 31, 2019 0

Group urges Buhari to assent to pending health bills. Health community celebrates Tejuoso, Usman for…More

May 3, 2019 0

‘103 senators’ salary enough to vaccinate over 1 million Nigerian children’. Community health programme to…More

April 26, 2019 0

African Vaccination Week: Nigeria to conduct mass immunisation. Malaria kills 81,640, infects 53.7m yearly in…More

March 29, 2019 2

World TB Day: Experts want more funding to fight disease in Nigeria. Diseases cost Africa…More