Health
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286The quest to support Nigeria’s breastfeeding mothers
BY FOLASADE AKPA Breastfeeding is widely recognised as the single most important source of nutrition for infants in the first months of...
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278Safe medicines and local pharma: Nigeria’s path forward
BY ABIEMWENSE MORU In the bustling markets of Kaduna State, where traders, artisans, and shoppers mingle daily, a quiet revolution is underway–one...
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273X-raying financial toll of Nigeria’s high fertility rates
BY ABUJAH RACHEAL Data from the 2018 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) indicates that Nigerian women have an average birth rate...
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224Safe medicines and local pharma: Nigeria’s path forward
BY ABIEMWENSE MORU In the bustling markets of Kaduna State, where traders, artisans, and shoppers mingle daily, a quiet revolution is underway–...
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197Enhancing patient safety in Nigerian hospitals
BY ABIEMWENSE MORU In Enugu state, a 34-year-old mother of two, Mrs Sarah Njoku, sought medical attention at a general hospital for...
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295Nigeria’s fight to eliminate hepatitis in prisons
BY ABUJAH RACHEAL In Nigeria, estimates from the National AIDS, STIs and Hepatitis Control Programme (NASCP) show that 8.1 per cent of...
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244Health Insurance: A promise unfulfilled or partner in health delivery?
BY FEMI OGUNSHOLA When former President Olusegun Obasanjo launched the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), now the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA),...
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235Over 24,000 Nigerians Missing Since 2015 – ICRC reports Says
More than 24,000 Nigerians have been reported missing by their families since 2015, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross...
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255NAFDAC Seizes N1.5bn Worth of Banned, Expired Products At Lagos Trade Fair Market
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has confiscated banned, expired, and unregistered products worth over...
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318Bridging 33-year life expectancy gap between rich and poor countries
BY KAYODE ADEBIYI In a recent report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said people in the countries with the highest life expectancy...
