Health

The World Health Organisation has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The recommendation follows advice from the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation and the Malaria…
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The United States Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said to respond effectively to the diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria, it needed to raise an additional $ 3.3 million to support the federal government’s response A crucial part of this support,…
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The Ekiti State Government has suspended the Chief Medical Director, CMD of State Specialist Hospital Ikere-Ekiti, Dr Olaolu Olubiyi for alleged gross misconduct . The State Ministry of Health and Human Services announced the suspension…
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Residents in rural communities and the underserved areas in Osun State have continued to groan over dilapidated, ill-equipped facilities and poor attitude to work of staff of Primary Health Centres spread across the State. The…
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The Federal Government on Monday, confirmed the spread of 7,202 cases of diphtheria across 105 Local Government Areas in 18 states, including the Federal Capital Territory. The confirmed cases were recorded in Kano with 6,185 cases, Yobe…
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At least 10 people have died following an outbreak of 91 suspected cases of diphtheria across 14 local government areas in Jigawa State. The State Ministry of Health confirmed this to journalists during a press briefing in Dutse on…
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Nigeria currently has 84 qualified paediatric dentists to attend to its children, Dr Ify Adegbulugbe, National President of the Nigerian Association of Paediatric Dentistry (NAPD) says. “There are many challenges facing oral healthcare…
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Hundreds of residents within Ibadan and some outside of Oyo state with different hearing impairment have benefitted from over two hundred million naira project put together by a non governmental organization, HearMax Initiative in Ibadan.…
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The Oyo state government has commenced the process to review its minimum health service package, that patients can access at primary health care facilities across the state. Delivering her speech at the review meeting in Oyo town, the…
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Dr. Temitope, the wife of Ooni of Ile-Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has been installed as the Southwest Malaria Elimination Advocate. Dr Mrs Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi was conferred with the title by the…
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