Health
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160Advancing Autism awareness and inclusion in Africa
BY ABIEMWENSE MORU Autism awareness has gained huge global attention in recent years. However, in Africa, progress remains hindered by widespread misconceptions,...
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160The unseen battle against childhood cancer in Nigeria
BY JUSTINA AUTA Childhood cancer, a group of cancers ranging from leukaemia, brain and spinal cord tumours to lymphomas, solid tumours, among...
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210Saving youths from menace of tobacco industry interference
BY OLUWAFUNKE ISHOLA Africa, and indeed Nigeria is known for its generally youthful population. However, data show that these youths are endangered...
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217Nigeria taking steps to commercialise phytomedicines – Official
The Director-General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), Obi Adigwe, says the federal government is now taking concrete...
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171Nigeria Loses $1.2bn to Medical tourism Annually – WHO
BY BONNY AMADI WITH AGENCY REPORTS World Health Organisation (WHO) coordinator in Ondo State, Dr. Habibu Yahaya, has disclosed that Nigeria loses...
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212Health sector progress and challenges under Tinubu
BY FOLASADE AKPAN As Nigeria steadily advances toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, significant health sector reforms are underway, targeting a...
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308Addressing nurses attrition, working conditions for improved health outcomes
BY OLUWAFUNKE ISHOLA Nigeria, like many other African countries, is suffering a flight of talent from its fragile healthcare sector as richer...
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251Why Genotype Compatibility matters in Sickle Cell prevention
BY UCHE BIBILARI Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder that arises when both parents carry the sickle cell gene,...
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296Nigerian Nurses, Midwives Reject New Allowance Structure, Threaten Nationwide Strike
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives–Federal Health Institutions (NAN- NM-FHI) Sector has rejected the recent review of nurses’ allowances by...
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265BHCPF to Expend N32bn for PHC Revamp as 37m Nigerians Access Care
The President Bola front page Tinubu led Nigerian federal government has announced a fresh disbursement of N32 billion under the Basic Health...
