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Reps urge NCDC to investigate mysterious illness spreading in Gombe communities
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The House of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) to initiate surveillance to contain the spread of an unknown disease ravaging Gombe State.
This resolution was a result of a motion of urgent public importance moved...
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Nigeria to Hunt Down Rats in Response to Lassa Fever Outbreak
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The federal government says it will launch a national deratisation framework to tackle the occurrence of Lassa fever in states that experience consistent annual outbreaks.
The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, said this on Monday in Abuja at...
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Coalition Urges Governor Sanwo-Olu to Lift Suspended Guideline
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Women groups and representatives of civil society organisations led by the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) have appealed to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to reinstate the suspended guidelines on safe termination of pregnancy.
The groups in...
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Introducing Idris, Ahmed, and other fresh faces leading Nigeria’s health organizations
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On 15 February, President Bola Tibunu announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officers and Board Chairpersons for major health agencies, including the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
On...
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Nigerian student tragically takes own life – NewslodgeNigeria
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A 300-level student in the Nursing department of Harvarde College of Science, Business and Management Studies, Obada in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has died from an alleged suicide
The victim, identified as Ajoke by her colleagues, reportedly took her life on...
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Nigerian Officials Confirm Lassa Fever Claims Four Lives in Army Hospital
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that Lassa Fever was responsible for the death of three health workers and one patient at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna (44 NARHK), Kaduna State.The disease...
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Residents of Cross River cautioned about potential haemorrhagic fever outbreak
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Cross River warned about a possible outbreak of viral haemorrhagic fever in old Ndebeji, in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.
Viral haemorrhagic fever is any group of infectious diseases that interfere with the blood’s ability to...
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Minister reports Nigeria makes up 30% of global malaria burden
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Nigeria’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has expressed concern over the burden of malaria in Nigeria, even as he called for a review of the country’s strategies to combat the disease.
According to Mr Pate, 70 years...
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WHO sounds the alarm on global measles epidemic
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The World Health Organisation(WHO) has raised the alarm over what it described as the rapid spread of measles globally, noting a 79 per cent increase from 2022.
In a press conference Tuesday, the WHO Technical Adviser on Measles and Rubella,...
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Oyebanji promises press freedom in Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday pledged to ensure freedom of the press and said his administration would...