Health
WHO Reaffirms Commitment To DRC As Ebola Outbreak Nears 1000 Cases Amid Increased Violence
WHO calls on international community to join urgent push to end outbreak As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) approaches 1 […]
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‘We Need Your Help To Find, Treat TB Cases- Devcoms Urges Nigerians
It’s time: Let’s End TB in Nigeria As Nigeria joins the world to celebrate this year’s World TB Day on Sunday March 24, 2019, Development Communication,Devcoms […]
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#WorldWaterDay: Over 3.6m People In Need Of Water, Sanitation And Hygiene Services -UNICEF
As the global communities mark this year World Water Day,the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF);s new report launched as part of activities to mark the day […]
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#WorldWaterDay: More Children Killed By Unsafe Water,Than Bullets- UNICEF
A lack of safe water, is far deadlier for children than war in more than a dozen conflict-affected countries, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on […]
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RBM Partnership To End Malaria Appoints Dr Abdourahmane Diallo As CEO
The RBM Partnership to End Malaria today announced the appointment of Dr Abdourahmane Diallo, MD, MPH as the Partnership’s next CEO. Dr Diallo, currently Minister and […]
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FG Renews Appointment Of MD Federal Medical Centre, Yola
The Federal Government has renewed the appointment of Prof. Auwal M. Abubakar as the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa State, for a second and […]
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Cyclone Idai: WHO To Send Urgent Health Assistance
WHO sending urgent health assistance after Cyclone Idai displaces thousands of people in Southern Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) is providing urgent assistance to meet […]
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Aisha Buhari Urges Nigerians To Go For Free Tuberculosis Testing, Treatment
Global TB Ambassador and wife of the President of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to test themselves for Tuberculosis (TB), being one […]
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UN Experts Seek Amendment Of Drug Laws To Combat Racial Discrimination
United Nations human rights experts said at every stage of the criminal justice system, people of African descent around the world are discriminated against, including death […]
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Buhari Launches Nigeria’s HIV/AIDS Indicator, Impact Survey Results
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched Nigeria’s 2018 HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) Results. While launching the results at the presidential Villa Abuja , the President […]
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75% Of Nigerians With Tuberculosis Yet To Be Diagnosed – Health Experts
The Board Chairman, Stop TB partnership Nigeria, Professor Lovett Lawson has expressed worry over 75 per cent of Nigerians with Tuberculosis (TB) that are yet to […]
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Aisha Buhari Charges Government At All Levels To Increase Funding For HIV Response
Wife of the President,Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has charged government at all levels to increase funding for HIV response using Nigeria’s own domestic resources. She gave […]
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NBTS, Manal Hassan Foundation Canvass For Free Blood Donation
Experts in the health sector have called for a legal framework for effective and efficient functioning of the the National Blood Transfusion Service, NBTS in the […]
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#IWD19: WHO Urges Member States, Stakeholders To Address All Forms Of Violence Against Women And Girls
As the global communities celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day the World Health Organization,WHO has urged the international community, Member States and all other stakeholders to […]
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WHO Intensifies Efforts Against Lassa Fever As Number Of Cases Drop In Affected Areas
To fully contain the Lassa fever outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) says it remains mobilized and in supporting Nigeria to stem further spread of the […]
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#Zerodiscrimination: Stakeholders In Health Seek Holistic Approach
Stakeholders in the health sector have called for an holistic approach in addressing discrimination and stigmatization against people living with HIV/AIDS in the country. They made […]
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Berlin To Host 11th IAS Conference On HIV Science In 2021
Berlin is the host city of the 11th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021), the International AIDS Society (IAS) announced today. The city hosted the […]
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Alleged $2.1m Fraud: Court Admits More Evidence Against Ex-NHIS Boss
Justice A. O. Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 21, 2019, admitted a document tendered in evidence by the […]
ReadIAS Announces Co-Chairs For HIVR4P 2020
Co-Chairs announced for HIVR4P 2020, the world’s only scientific meeting dedicated exclusively to biomedical HIV prevention ‘ The International AIDS Society (IAS), secretariat for the 4th […]
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Valentine’s Day: NACA Urges Nigerians To Get Tested, Know HIV Status
The Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Dr. Sani Aliyu has urged Nigerians, especially young people, to know their HIV status.as they […]
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