Health Sector

APHPN to FG: Build resilient health systems on COVID-19

…Advocates local production of COVID-19 vaccines The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN)
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Implement National Health Act to Curb Maternal Mortality, Okowa Tells

•Fintiri inaugurates Asaba Specialist Hospital Omon-Julius Onabu Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged
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Sickle Cell Disease: 55-year-old survivor to enroll 100 Nigerian patients

Mr Mohammed said the book seeks to check the increasing tide of sickle cell disorder
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Death Toll from Cholera Outbreak Hits 37 in Bauchi

The number of lives lost to the recent cholera outbreak in Bauchi State has risen
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WHO to immunise 958,000 children against malaria in Adamawa

The World Health Organisation has concluded arrangements to immunise 958,000 children against malaria across 21
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Laws guiding blood transfusion in Nigeria inadequate, says NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association on Monday said laws guiding blood transfusion in Nigeria were inadequate
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Africa must collaborate to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030 – Buhari

We further commit to urgently translating all new and agreed Political Declarations into country action,
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Institute Raises Alarm Over Undiagnosed Tuberculosis Cases In Nigeria

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria ( IHVN ) said, over 300,000 cases of tuberculosis
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Institutionalise screening at PHCs for better outcomes in cancer care

Breast and cervical cancers are the most common causes of female cancer-related mortality in Nigeria
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Cholera: Plateau records 441 suspected cases, 6 deaths – Official

The cholera cases were recorded in seven local government areas of Plateau State. The Commissioner
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