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WHO, UNFPA launch new 2025 targets to reduce maternal deaths

The world is currently off track from meeting Sustainable Development Goal 3.1, which aims to
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WHO approves first malaria vaccine for children

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine
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FG inaugurates 2021 malaria indicator survey to generate appropriate data

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Wednesday, said that the 2021 Nigeria Malaria
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Bayelsa launches basic health enrolment fund

The Bayelsa State Government, through the state-owned Bayelsa Health Insurance Scheme (BHIS), has begun the
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U.S. Strengthens Nigeria’s Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

The U.S. Consul General, Claire Pierangelo, underscored the U.S. Government’s commitment and prioritization of Public
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COVID-19: FG Says 1.8m Nigerians Fully Vaccinated

The federal government has said that six months after Nigeria commenced the vaccination of its
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Nigeria ready as WHO seeks to eliminate bacterial meningitis by

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says Nigeria has keyed into the global roadmap to
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UN has pledged support to end tuberculosis in Nigeria-Kalu, Reps

Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Saturday said that United Nations, UN,  High
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COVID-19: AHBN Charges CSOs To Track World Bank’s $114.28m Grant

Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) has charged Nigerian-based Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organisations
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Senate passes bill to control sickle cell disease in Nigeria

The Senate has passed a bill seeking to control and manage sickle cell anaemia, a
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