Health and Living
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Health and Living
Kogi Trains Health Officers On Quality Assessment of Basic Healthcare Provision Fund
From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KSPHCDA), has trained health officials on quality assessment…
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Cervical Cancer treatment in Nigeria exceeds WHO’s target
By Our Reporter Global health agency Unitaid and its partners have developed and implemented a highly effective package of tools…
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Measles: Niger govt, UNICEF to vaccinate over one million children
The Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency, in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is set to vaccinate…
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Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease hits Namibia
Namibia has been hit by another outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Zambezi region, located in the extreme north-east…
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8 million Nigerians to suffer from Diabetes by 2045 – Report
The current estimate of 3.5 million living with the disease in Nigeria is probably understated due to poor diagnosis in…
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Kanu Heart Foundation conducts free heart screening in Enugu
The Kanu Heart Foundation (KHF), in collaboration with the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu on Thursday conducted free…
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Bukka Hut co-owner, Laolu Martins, committs suicide after bet on dollar backfired
By Divine Nwakanma One of the co-founders of Bukka Hut, a Lagos-based eatery, Laolu Martins, is dead. Martins, who was…
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Foundation Sensitises Female Teenagers On Health Education, Personal Hygiene
From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja An NGO, Iko-Josh Empowerment Foundation (I-JEF), on Saturday sensitised vulnerable teenage children in Kogi on health…
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16 Health Benefits of Alligator Pepper
Alligator pepper is a gift of nature and serves different purposes to different people. It is served with cola nuts…
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Lack of Data for Prostate Cancer Patients Worries Medical Experts
From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja Medical Experts in Kogi State have lamented over non-available of data for people suffering from prostate…
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Queen Elizabeth II, longest-reigning British monarch, dead at 96
Queen Elizabeth II — the longest-reigning monarch in British history, whose dedication to royal tradition and stiff upper lip in…
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Nigeria sets 2025 target to achieve 50% exclusive breastfeeding rate
The Nigerian health authorities are targeting an increase of 50 per cent in the rate of exclusive breastfeeding before the…
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