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UN agencies welcome 12 African countries pledge to end AIDS

UN agencies have welcomed a pledge by 12 African countries to end AIDS in children by 2030, announced on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at...

African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children

Ministers and representatives from 12 African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in children by 2030. International partners...

COVID-19 remains international health threat, WHO warns

World Health Organisation (WHO) has again warned that COVID-19 is still a global health threat and that it is not time to declare the...

Nigeria records 244 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, 37 deaths in 16 states and FCT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) registered 244 confirmed cases of Lassa Fever in 16 states and the FCT as at...

Poor environmental health causes increase in morbidity, mortality, Ekiti tells residents

Ekiti State Government has appealed to residents to stop treating issues relating to environmental hygiene with disdain, to avert exponential increase in morbidity and...

Malawi: Cholera death toll passes 1,000, as outbreak spreads

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has passed 1,000 while cases have risen to 30,621, the highest on record in the...

COVID-19 in China estimated to be peaking at 4.2m cases daily

The latest wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China has peaked at an estimated 4.2 million cases per day, the London-based Airfinity health...

NCDC confirms 123 Diphtheria cases, 38 deaths in four states

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 123 cases of Diphtheria disease and 38 deaths in four states. Dr Pricilla Ibekwe,...

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Adaptation Fund Board approves record $137m in new projects, doubles country cap to $40m

In a set of milestone decisions at its 44th meeting, the Adaptation Fund (AF) Board approved over $137 million in...
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Pipeline protection: Security agencies begin engagement with Rivers communities

Security agencies have initiated discussion with Rivers communities to safeguard pipelines and other critical national assets located within their...

NGO urges govts to prioritise data analysis for effective environmental monitoring

The Media Awareness Journalists Initiative (MAJI), a non-governmental organisation, has urged governments at all levels to prioritise data analysis...

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Adaptation Fund Board approves record $137m in new projects, doubles country cap to $40m

In a set of milestone decisions at its 44th meeting,...

Pipeline protection: Security agencies begin engagement with Rivers communities

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