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Cholera vaccines to be delivered in few weeks – Pate

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, says the cholera vaccines the nation is expecting will be delivered in a...

Michael Simire - July 1, 2024

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NGOs, OXFAM train women on agriculture, climate change

The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) and some NGOs are partnering with OXFAM to train women on agriculture and climate...

Michael Simire - June 26, 2024

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Health writers worry over rising cost of essential drugs, hold symposium

Health journalists under the auspices of the Health Writers' Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) have said they are concerned about the cost of essential drugs...

Michael Simire - June 25, 2024

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NCDC reports 1,598 suspected cholera cases across 107 LGAs

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,598 suspected cases of cholera across 107 local government areas. The cholera outbreak is...

Michael Simire - June 24, 2024

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Cholera outbreak: Group urges Abia to be proactive

The recent outbreak of cholera, a severe diarrheal illness caused by bacterium vibrio cholerae, reported in Lagos and other places in Nigeria, with a...

Michael Simire - June 23, 2024

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Cholera outbreaks expose access issues, poor integrity of water delivery systems – RDI

As deaths from the latest cholera outbreak in the country climbed to.40 on Friday, June 21, 2024, the Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has said...

Michael Simire - June 23, 2024

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Govt begins water quality analysis to curtail cholera outbreak

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has initiated a water quality analysis following a cholera outbreak that has resulted in the deaths...

Michael Simire - June 20, 2024

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Chad eliminates human African trypanosomiasis as a public health problem

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has congratulated Chad for having eliminated the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, as a...

Michael Simire - June 20, 2024

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