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A global measles crisis’ is well underway, UN agency chiefs warn
Noting a 300 per cent surge in the number of measles cases during the first three months of this year, compared to the same period …
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Experts reveal when men stop production of sperm
A Gynaecologist, Dr Kenneth Adedugba, of Life Care Hospital, Egbe, Lagos, on Sunday said men do not experience menopause like women, but would produce sperm …
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The mobile phone app that discovers disease, saves lives in Africa
What if a mobile phone could prevent a health epidemic? It may sound like science fiction, but the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Polio Geographic Information …
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Eye care for Ebola survivors
Knowledge gained following the 2014–16 West Africa Ebola outbreak identified a number of challenges survivors face, including reduced or blurred vision stemming from inflammation of …
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Fake cholera vaccine in circulation, NAFDAC alerts Nigerians
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified the public, especially healthcare providers, on the existence of fake Dukoral Oral Cholera …
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Nigeria is steering towards another deadly Cholera outbreak
Overcrowded displacement camps coupled with a lack of basic sanitation facilities and hygiene will cause another cholera outbreak in northeast Nigeria if action is not …
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Diseases cost the African Region $2.4 trillion a year, WHO reveals
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that nearly 630 million years of healthy life were lost in 2015 due to the diseases afflicting the population …
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20 Dead In Lagos Collapsed Building
AT LEAST 20 people have been confirmed killed following the collapse of a three-storey building situated at the Ita-Faaji area of Lagos Island on Wednesday, according to …
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New survey results indicate that Nigeria has an HIV prevalence of 1.4%
Results released today by the Government of Nigeria indicate a national HIV prevalence in Nigeria of 1.4% among adults aged 15–49 years. Previous estimates had …
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Borno, Adamawa, Yobe States Declare End of Cholera Outbreaks
In a synchronized event, the Commissioners of Health in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States recently declared the end of the Cholera outbreak. It has been …