Health
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26Stock-out of RUTF poses death risk to under-5 children in Kano
By Mustapha Adamu Imagine the situation where a mother would trek for over 20 kilometers from village to a Primary Healthcare...
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21FMC Katsina dismisses 3 staff for extorting money from patients
The Federal Medical Center, Katsina, has dismissed three staff for extorting money from patients. A statement by the Head of Administration in...
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21Star Deepwater, Agbami parties donate multimillion naira chest clinic to Kano gov’t
By Mustapha Adamu Star Deepwater Petroleum Limited, a subsidiary of Chevron, in collaboration with Agbami parties, which include FAFA Oil Limited, NNPC,...
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2Special polio immunisation: Enugu State Govt. targets 300,000 children
Enugu State Ministry of Health says 300,000 children between ages of zero and five years would be immunised in the ongoing statewide...
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1World Hepatitis Day: FCT residents call for free diagnosis, treatment
As the globe celebrates World Hepatitis Day, a cross section of Abuja residents called for free diagnosis and treatment of the disease....
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11NAFDAC warns against consumption of animal hides, Ponmo
By Mustapha Adamu The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the general public to be careful...
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15Malnutrition:NGO mobilizes media to combat hidden hunger in Kaduna state
By Muhammad Ahmad The Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) on Wednesday enlisted the support of the media to address the...
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31,000 sickle-cell patients registered in Kano hospitals- Group
Kano state has one of the higher prevalence of sickle-cell disease, just as there are 31,000 registered sickle-cell patients in the three...
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80Malnutrition: NGO lavishes N11b on 93,000 women in Jigawa, Zamfara
“Save the Children’’, an NGO says it has so far spent N11 billion on 93,000 women in Jigawa and Zamfara states, towards...
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CSOs to Kano gov’t: Declare state of emergency on malnutrition
International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH) and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) have called on Kano State government...
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80HIV/AIDS: NACA partner to continue preventive, curative interventions
Mr Alban Anonyuo, the President of Renewed Initiative Against Diseases and Poverty (RENAGAIDS) promised to continue to partner with National Agency for...
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92NMA decries alarming rate of gender-related violence nationwide
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has decried the alarming rate of rapes, incense and assaults against women in the country and called...
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46HIV: 5000 benefit from Church medical outreach in Nasarawa
More than 5,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS have been treated free of charge by a Community Based Care and Support Programme (CBCSP),...
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53UNICEF wants Kaduna govt to ensure prompt release of intervention funds
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Kaduna State Government to ensure timely release of funds for interventions to improve...
