Category: Health

HIV: 70% of Nigerians on treatment list are females – NACA

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 9th November 2018

Some seven hundred and forty-seven thousand, eight hundred and fifty-three females are among the 1,090,233…

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Polluted air kills 600,000 kids globally – WHO

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 29th October 2018

More than 90 percent of the world’s children breathe polluted air that puts their health…

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Stakeholders want family planning, others in info platforms

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 23rd October 2018

Stakeholders in health sector have urged the Federal Government to include Family Planning (FP) and…

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‘Eating nuts boosts male fertility’

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 4th July 2018

Eating nuts “significantly” boosted the number and health of sperm in young men in a…

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UK considers relaxing visa rule for foreign doctors and nurses

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 14th June 2018

The United Kingdom is set to exclude medical staff from the government’s visa cap. Saffron…

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Adamawa partners bank to upgrade hospital

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 14th June 2018

The Adamawa State government has entered into a partnership with Infrastructure Bank for a comprehensive…

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JOHESU suspends strike, orders members to resume work Monday

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 31st May 2018

The Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) has suspended its nationwide strike. The union has ordered…

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Nasarawa butchers sell meat of sick, dead animals

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 31st May 2018

Mr Jameel Zakari, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, says some butchers in…

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Snake bite: Centre records 70 cases, alerts Gombe residents

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 28th May 2018

The Snake Bite Treatment Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe, has alerted people in state particularly farmers,…

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‘One-third Nigeria’s adult population hypertensive’

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 17th May 2018

The Nigeria Hypertension Society (NHS) says that one-third of Nigeria’s adult population is hypertensive; only…

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