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Understanding Tuberculosis (TB) and Fighting DiscriminationUnderstanding Tuberculosis (TB) and Fighting DiscriminationWe need to be kind and supportive to people who have survived Tuberculosis (TB). This means family members, work friends, and everyone else should not...

The World Health Organisation, known as WHO, shared some news on Tuesday, July 21, 2024. They told us that since COVID-19 started, over 775 million people have caught the virus, and more than seven million people have died because...

The Life Transformation for Africa group wants the government of Ebonyi State to put money in the 2025 budget for good Healthcare using Integrated Supportive Supervision (ISS).They said not including help from private companies is making the state lose...

The Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP) is worried about the problems teenagers face today. Many young people deal with HIV and other diseases, mental health problems, substance abuse, and can't easily get health services.In a statement, Dr. Bolanle...

The President of the Rotary Club of Abuja, Maitama, Rtn. Rosemond Favour Uche, has asked Nigerians to support women with breast cancer who live in poor areas.She said that finding out if someone has this disease and taking care...

Cholera Outbreak Claims Lives of Seven Children in Delta StateCholera Outbreak Claims Lives of Seven Children in Delta StateSeven children have sadly died from a cholera outbreak affecting eight local areas in Delta State.Dr. Joseph Onojaeme, the Delta State...

More than 50,000 people in Kogi State have HIV/AIDS.This information was shared by Ibrahim Anate, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Kogi State Agency on HIV/AIDS (KOSACA), in Lokoja on Monday during a meeting with important community members.Anate said...

About one million Nigerian children die every year before their fifth birthday because of different sicknesses. This information was shared by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, who works with the Health Services and Environment Secretariat, talked...

Good news! Soon, cholera vaccines will come to Nigeria, thanks to a group called Gavi. This update came from the head of Gavi, Sania Nishtar, who shared the information on his X page. Sania said Gavi will team up with UNICEF...

Sure! Here’s a rewritten version of the blog post in simple words:---A soil science professor from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU) in Abia State, Professor Mabel Ifeoma Onwuka, has told farmers not to grow crops at trash...