Health
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New COVID variant XEC on rampage, spreading in Europe, North America
A new coronavirus variant is sweeping through Europe and the United States as officials advice ramping up monitoring of its…
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10 confirmed dead from Cholera outbreak in Ebonyi
No fewer than 10 persons including men, women, and children have been confirmed dead following a recent cholera outbreak in…
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NAFDAC evacuates flood-damaged drugs from markets
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced the evacuation of damaged drugs and regulated products…
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Mpox: Good news as WHO grants first vaccine approval to control disease spread
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has for the first time prequalified an Mpox vaccine. The announcement came on the…
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200 million Nigerians at risk of 17 neglected diseases – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of a looming health crisis in Nigeria, as 200 million citizens are…
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FG, DKT train Ebonyi nurses on family planning, gives out N10m worth of IUDs
As a step towards enhancing knowledge and uptake of family planning services in Ebonyi state, a social marketing organisation, Deep…
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Lassa fever kills 168 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed a total of 168 deaths, including 17 probable, due…
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One in four men tested for DNA are not the biological fathers of the children – Report
A startling revelation has been made by the Smart DNA, a leading DNA testing centre in Lagos, on the paternity…
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Mpox in renewed upsurge, spreads to 19 states; cases now 40
The current Mpox outbreak in Nigeria has spread to 30 local government areas in 19 states and the Federal Capital…
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NCDC reports decline in confirmed monkeypox cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a notable decrease in confirmed Mpox cases for the…
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