Health
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13Nigeria 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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16FG 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...
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19First 1,000 Days: Nigeria’s approach to tackling child malnutrition
BY ABIEMWENSE MORU A two-year-old child from rural Adamawa survived severe malnutrition last year, thanks to a timely nutrition intervention. This case...
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26PS, FMMBE, Advocates People-Centred Research
As Air-Centre Seeks Strategic Partnership The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMMBE), Fatima Sugra Tabi’a Mahmood, has called...
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46NAFDAC seals 18 warehouses in Niger state over ‘expired food products worth N100m
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed 18 warehouses in Bida, Niger state. A statement on...
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63Sightsavers leads Trachoma elimination efforts in Kebbi communities
BY MUHAMMAD LAWAL Trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of preventable blindness, remains one of the most persistent yet avoidable public health...
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70Closing WASH funding gap through domestic financing
BY TOSIN KOLADE Nigeria’s efforts to provide safe water and sanitation to millions of citizens have suffered a major setback following a...
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71Ifunanya Nwangene: Senate asks Health Ministry to ensure availability of antivenoms in hospitals
Nigerian Senate on Tuesday urged health regulatory agencies, including the Federal Ministry of Health, to make the availability of antivenoms and other...
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120Progress, But Not Yet Eldorado: Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS Response
BY OLUWAFUNKE ISHOLA Nigeria has made significant strides in its fight against HIV/ AIDS, achieving two of the three global 95-95-95 targets....
