Category: Health
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Growing medical cost has caused significant increase in enrollment of Health Insurance Scheme – NHIA
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has reported a significant increase in enrollment in Nigeria’s National Health
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Google Search for cervical cancer surges over Aduke Gold’s death
After the family of the late gospel singer, Aduke Ajayi, popularly known as Aduke Gold, revealed the cause of her death on Thursday, search for cervical cancer has surged on Google.
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Stakeholders urge women with HIV/AIDS to prioritise exclusive breastfeeding
Stakeholders on Wednesday urged women living with HIV/AIDS to practice exclusive breastfeeding to boost their babies’ immunity and protect them against diarrhoea and other childhood illnesses.
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Mpox: EU to donate 215,000 doses of vaccines to Africa
The European Union has announced it will donate 215,000 doses of vaccines to Africa to combat the ongoing Mpox outbreak on the continent.
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WHO considers emergency as mpox spreads to parts of Africa
Two years after a global outbreak, fears are growing over a new strain of mpox — formerly known as monkeypox
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SAD: 4 die after eating amala in Kwara
The Kwara State government has confirmed the death of four persons in Eruda community in Olorun West Local Government Area after eating Amala, a popular local delicacy.
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We’ve ensured no further death to cholera – Delta govt
The Delta State Government has said it has risen to the challenge posed by the cholera outbreak by ensuring no further death occurred outside the seven it recorded in February.
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Cholera outbreak under control – Delta Govt
Delta State Commissioner for Health, Dr Joseph Onojaeme, Tuesday, said the State Government has been able to curtail the ravaging cholera disease in the state. Onojaeme who disclosed this in Asaba, while briefing newsmen on how the state government was managing the outbreak of the disease, said Cholera was a disease of national outbreak and…
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Rainy season myth on pneumonia busted
A General Physician Consultant, Dr Chinasa Gerald, has refuted the belief by some people that exposure to cold causes pneumonia, saying that rather, it might result to pains in the human lungs.
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BREAKING: President Biden down with COVID-19, at higher risk of severe illness
U.S. President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.