Health
Only 6% of Nigerians are enrolled for Health Insurance
Health Care Providers Association of Nigeria (HCPAN) has decried low uptake of wellness cover in Nigeria 19 years into the...
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NAFDAC set for nationwide trial of Malaria Vaccine
... 250,000 children die of malaria yearly, about 177 million people at risk of contracting malaria - Adeyeye ...Ghana approves...
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First bank partners with Lagos govt to build health facility in Ijeododo community
First Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, has built a healthcare facility in the more than...
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Lagos will subsidise cost of blood screening – Sanwo-Olu
...Patients pay a huge sum for blood - WHO Lagos State Government is working out modalities to subsidise the high...
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Nigeria has no Liver Surgeon, Expert reveals
A Consultant Surgeon, Dr. Garzali Ibrahim Umar has called on the newly elected leaders in the country to assist in...
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Vaccine manufacturing in Africa: How IPD, MasterCard plans to invest $45m in MADIBA project
... Less than 1% vaccine in Africa manufactured locally The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) and the Mastercard Foundation have...
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30 million Nigerian children vaccinated in 5 years – UNICEF
...58m polio, 22m Vitamin A vaccination administered The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said it has vaccinated 30...
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After COVID, prepare for the next pandemic, WHO warns
Weeks after declaring an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
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40% Adults in Africa are Hypertensive- WHO
In African region, close to 40 per cent of adults aged between 30 to 79 years are hypertensive and only...
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How FG utilises science for sickle cell, hypertension medicines in Nigeria – Minister
The federal government has disclosed that the ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), through its agencies has produced sickle...
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