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Stakeholders advocate subsidy in management of Hepatitis

July 30, 2020July 31, 2020

by July 30, 2020July 31, 2020

Hepatitis and other infectious disease activists have advocated the subsidy in the management of hepatitis in the country. It costs about ₦10,000 to carry out...

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FG commits $3b to address Hepatitis

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

by July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

The minister of health Dr Osagie Ehanire. Photo: Nancy Anika (Radio Nigeria). The Federal government says it is committed to a 3billion dollars Nigeria Strategy...

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Doctors threaten to return to strike

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

by July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued the federal government a three-week ultimatum to deliver on its promise made to the association to suspend...

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Statehouse clinic to downsize public access

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

by July 24, 2020July 24, 2020

The State House Clinic has disclosed plans to scale down the number of persons authorised to access medical attention at its Asokoro facility located, in...

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Reps to impose compulsory treatment for victims of armed attack

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

by July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

A Bill to amend the compulsory treatment and care for victims of gunshots act has passed second reading on the floor of the house of...

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Red Cross constructs blocks of toilet for IDPs

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

by July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

The Nigerian Red Cross Society with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC, has constructed blocks of toilet for the Internally...

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FG receives $890m to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

by July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

The federal government has received eight hundred and ninety million dollars from the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The money which was...

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Kwara state receives 2.3m insecticide net

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

by July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

Kwara state government has received 2.3million insecticide-treated nets to be distributed across 772,648 households to strengthen the anti-malaria campaign in the state. According to the...

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Borno health workers decry 3-months unpaid allowances

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020

by July 18, 2020July 18, 2020

Three hundred and thirty Emergency Health Workers have appealed to federal and Borno state government to settle their three months outstanding allowances for rendering services...

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UNICEF warns of resurgence of contagious diseases

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

by July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

The United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of an alarming decline in global vaccine coverage due to the...