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Ogun tuberculosis
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Enugu State Records 2,496 Tuberculosis Cases, Provides Free-treatment

On Monday, the Enugu State Ministry of Health disclosed that the state has recorded 2,496 confirmed tuberculosis cases. The state Commissioner for Health,...

Organ Harvester: Noah Kekere's Case Drops Following Applicants' Mysterious Death
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Organ Harvester: Court Drops Noah Kekere’s Case after Applicants’ Mysterious Death

Organ Harvester Noah Kekere, who was charged to court, has been relieved of justice in the Plateau State court following the mysterious death...

Lassa Fever Delta
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Four Cases of Lassa Fever Confirmed in Delta State

Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, the Health Commissioner of Delta State, has confirmed four cases of Lassa fever within the state. He revealed this during...

diphtheria Kano
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Diphtheria Outbreak Claims Lives of Four Children in Kano State

At least four children have died as a result of a diphtheria outbreak in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State reports say. Tasiu...

NCDC Cholera Nigeria
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NCDC records surge in Lassa Fever cases, 20 deaths in one week

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a surge in Lassa fever cases across the country, with 20 fatalities recorded...

NMA fake doctor
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NMA Arrests Fake Doctor in Plateau State for Giving Medical Treatments in Schools, Worship Centres

The Plateau State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) reported on Wednesday the arrest of a fake doctor suspected of providing medical...

Health Workers, Nurses sue NMCN New Verification Policy
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Nurses Sue Minister of Health, Nursing Council over certificate verification Guidelines

In a bid to challenge new certificate verification guidelines for nurses seeking opportunities abroad, eight nurses have taken legal action against the Nursing...

Liberians Ebola
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Liberians Commemorate Their Dead, Ten Years After Ebola

On Wednesday, Liberian citizens marked the tenth anniversary of the devastating Ebola epidemic that swept through their country. Every second Wednesday of March,...

COVID-19 Kills Weekly WHO
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Gender Inequality, Cause of Global Health Crisis – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) released a report titled “Fair Share for Health and Care: Gender and the Undervaluation of Health and Care...

child death reports
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Global Child Deaths Hit Historic Low of 4.9 Million in 2022 – UN

The recent report from the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation has revealed that the number of children dying before they...

Karu General Hospital
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Exclusive: How Karu General Hospital Jailed two sisters for helping an unconscious woman

Two sisters, Nkeiruka and Onyekachi Nwitte-Eze, were arrested and jailed for taking an unconscious woman to the hospital in Abuja, the Federal Capital...

Rose Amankwaah met the then Prince Charles when he visited the hospital
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London Nurse and Former Sprinter Retires After Nearly Five Decades of NHS Service

A London nurse, once hailed as the “fastest woman in Africa,” is bidding farewell to nearly five decades of service in the NHS....