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WHO and NPHCDA to Immunize 930,000 Children Annually After COVID-19 Disruption

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) have announced plans to immunize at least 930,000 children every year...

Tuberculosis: Experts identify Low Testing, Drug Resistance, As Reasons For Surge In Cases In Delta State

Experts in Tuberculosis (TB) treatment have identified low testing rates and drug resistance as part of the reason for the TB surge in Delta...

Rising Oral Cancer Cases Linked to HPV and Oral Sex, Experts Warn

Oral sex could be causing a rise in oral cancers in the US, UK and Nigeria, with experts pointing to the transmission of a...

NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Substandard Cough Syrup Suspected in the Deaths of 6 Children in Cameroon

  In Cameroon, the deaths of six children under the age of five have been linked to a substandard cough syrup named “Naturcold,'' believed to...

GSK’s Dostarlimab for Womb Cancer to be Reviewed by EU Drug Watchdog

British pharmaceutical company GSK has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will be reviewing its new treatment for a common type of womb...

World Malaria Day 2023: The Dangers of Self-Medication and the Fight Against Malaria

As we mark World Malaria Day 2023, it is important to highlight the dangers of self-medication in the fight against this deadly disease. Malaria...

World Malaria Day 2023: Time to Deliver Zero Malaria

Every year on April 25th, countries and organizations around the world celebrate World Malaria Day to raise awareness of the impact of malaria and...

Cerebrospinal Meningitis Has Killed 118 Persons: NCDC

Cerebrospinal meningitis has killed at least 118 persons in 22 states across 79 Local Government Areas. According to the data from October 2022 to...

Challenges and Initiatives: A Look at Pregnancy and Efforts to Improve Maternal Health

Pregnancy can be a joyous time for expectant mothers, but, it can also be a time of great concern. Maternal mortality remains a significant...

Oyo State Records 58.7% in Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices by Childbearing Women: ANRiN

The Oyo State government has achieved a significant milestone in exclusive breastfeeding practice by women of childbearing age, according to the Accelerating Nutrition Results...

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