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Kano Govt Targets 7.8m Children In Vaccine Drive Against Measles, Rubella, Polio

Kano State Government has disclose that it will launch an integrated vaccination campaign targeting more than 7.8 million children aged 9 months to...

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Katsina To Vaccinate 4.8m Children Against Rubella

Ahead of the forthcoming Integrated Polio Vaccination Campaign in Katsina State, no fewer than 4.8 million children aged between nine months and 14...

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High Blood Pressure kills 10m Annually-Says WHO

The World Health Organisation(WHO) on Tuesday raised alarm ,warning that uncontrolled high blood pressure could put over 1.4 billion people at risk of...

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FG Commences Probe of Strange Flesh-eating Disease In Adamawa

The Federal Government has commenced laboratory investigations to determine the exact cause of a strange flesh-eating disease that has killed seven people in...

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Suicide Is Third Leading Cause Of Death Globally-WHO

The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Saturday raised alarm that over increasing rise of suicide all...

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Two Suspected Fever Cases Test Negative For Ebola Virus In Abuja – NCDC

At least two recent suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever in Abuja have tested negative for both Ebola Virus Disease and Marburg Virus....

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Lassa Fever Kills 162 In One Week In 21 States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has disclosed  that at least 162 deaths were recorded from Lassa fever across 21...

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Africa Loses $200bn Annually To Poor Sanitation -World Bank

The World Bank on Tuesday raised alarm that Africa is losing as much as $200 billion annually in economic gains, due to poor...