Tag: Nigeria

Welcome to 2018: Over 20,000 babies will be born today, UNICEF says

Urges  nations around the world to ensure newborns survive first days of life Nigeria will…

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Coca-Cola set to launch $20m ‘Safe Birth initiative in Ivory-Coast, Nigeria

The Coca-Cola Company has  announced plans to launch a new program –…

Sam EFERAROESam

Revealed! Nigeria, Ghana over-diagnose, over-treat malaria 

Renowned malariologist, Prof. Oyibo,  blames the trend on poor diagnosis Malaria has…

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Shocking: Nigeria is 5th unhealthiest nation in the world!

Ranks 187 out 190 countries Franc is healthiest as No 1 Latest…

Sam EFERAROESam

Family Planning saves women, booms economy

With the many misconceptions that have reduced the use of family planning…

Nigeria celebrates two years without polio

It is exactly two years that Nigeria recorded its last case of…

Sam EFERAROESam

NHO Diabetes Portal opens!

So you have diabetes? You are not alone! Have you been told…

Sam EFERAROESam

TB: Not yet success story for Nigeria

• Records 250,000 deaths annually • Ranks No. 4 among high-burdened countries…

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Why we adopted Nigeria’s CDC for Africa – Amb Maiyegun

The African Union last weekend adopted the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control,…

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New WHO report ranks Nigeria low in immunisation

• Yet to eliminate tetanus, measles • Still low in new vaccine…

Sam EFERAROESam

Nigeria: ‘210,557 Kids Died From Pneumonia, Diarrhoea in 2015’

  N Since the beginning of this year, about 750,000 Nigerian children…

Sam EFERAROESam

WDD: 5m Nigerians adults have Diabetes

By Deo Akinbo As Nigeria prepares to join the rest of the…

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Prof. Adewole is Nigeria’s health Minister

Renowned professor of gynaecology and obstetrics and former Vice chancellor, University of…

Sam EFERAROESam

Buhari hails delisting of Nigeria from polio-endemic countries

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday hailed WHO's delisting of Nigeria from the polio-endemic…

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HIV: Only 50% of Nigerian patients on treatment – NACA

Only about 747,000 people living with HIV are currently receiving treatment in…

Sam EFERAROESam