Health
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15The Alternative Bank Addresses Nigeria’s Medicine Security Crisis
With Financing for Local Pharma Africa bears roughly a quarter of the global disease burden yet imports nearly 97 percent of its...
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32ECOWAS and West African Health Organisation: Synergising on malaria elimination
BY FRANCA OFILI Recently, Sierra Leone became the frontline of West Africa’s war on malaria as health ministers, experts, and partners converged...
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56Cross River reports new COVID-19 case
activates response team The Cross River government says it has recorded a new case of COVID-19 in the state. Henry Ayuk, the...
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67Lenacapavir: Nigeria’s new hope in HIV prevention
BY FOLASADE AKPAN Nigeria’s fight against HIV and AIDS may be approaching a turning point with the introduction of Lenacapavir, a long-acting...
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90Fiscal strain: Is underfunding crippling Nigerian hospitals?
BY ABUJAH RACHEAL When the Federal Government appropriated N218 billion for health capital projects in 2025, hospitals across Nigeria anticipated long-overdue renovations,...
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70Rabies Outbreak Hits Enugu Community
Government Orders Dog Vaccination The Enugu State Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization has confirmed an outbreak of rabies in Igbo Etiti Local...
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91BioRTC leads innovation against emerging diseases in Yobe
BY NABILU BALARABE For decades, communities along the River Yobe have silently battled a deadly health crisis. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has...
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73Nigeria Leads Under-Five Mortality Rate Globally…UN Report
Niger Somalia follows Africa’s highest oil producer, Nigeria recorded the highest under-five mortality rate in the world in 2024, according to a...
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112FG sued over deal to share citizens’ health data with US
A legal practitioner, Bernard Okpi, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging a health cooperation agreement between...
