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Rabies: Group sends fresh warnings to dog eaters
The Good Development and Accountability Advocacy (GDAA) group has urged for partnership with the Federal Government…
Cholera: WHO donates $16m to combat deadly disease
To combat cholera, the World Health Organization (WHO) has authorized 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency…
UNICEF distributes over nine million doses of diphtheria vaccines to 7 Nigerian…
Following the worst diphtheria outbreak in recent history, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has…
NCDC reports 210 new Cholera illnesses, 10 deaths
From July 31 to August 27, the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 210 new suspected cases of…
Nigeria has only 84 licensed pediatric dentists – NAPD
According to Dr. Ify Adegbulugbe, National President of the Nigerian Association of Pediatric Dentistry (NAPD),…
Jigawa records 10 deaths from 91 cases of Diphtheria
The Jigawa State Ministry of Health has identified 91 instances of Diphtheria cases in 14 Local Government Areas of…
Malnutrition root cause of children stunted growth in Benue – UNICEF
UNICEF has expressed worry over the prevalence of malnutrition in Benue state, claiming that over 283,727 children…
Diphtheria death troll hits 26 in Bauchi
The number of people killed by the diphtheria outbreak in Bauchi has increased to 26, and 180 suspected cases have…
Tension as hospital alerts of new COVID variant epidemic in Ebonyi
Following an internal memo from the National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, warning staff of an…
Tinubu approves CMDs for 11 Federal Medical Centres, others
New Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) have been appointed by the federal government to oversee Federal Medical Centers…