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Nigeria reviews health laws to overcome barriers in data sharing, surveillance

Nigeria reviews public health laws to boost data sharing and surveillance.

By Ifunanya / August 23, 2025

Nigeria Takes Steps to Strengthen Public Health Laws and Surveillance Systems In a move aimed at bolstering its response to […]

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Industrial animal farming poses risk to public health, agricultural sovereignty - Nigerian Govt warned

Nigeria Warned of Industrial Animal Farming’s Threat to Food Sovereignty

By Ifunanya / August 23, 2025

Nigeria Urged to Rethink Industrial Animal Farming Over Environmental and Health Concerns The Nigerian government is under pressure to reconsider […]

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Tragedy as Kano grieving father recounts losing four daughters to diphtheria in two weeks

Diphtheria Claims Four Siblings in Two Weeks, Devastating Kano Family

By Ifunanya / August 18, 2025

Diphtheria Claims Four Young Lives in Kano, Nigeria, Leaving Family in Mourning A devastating tragedy has struck a family in […]

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MSF warns of more deaths from cholera outbreak in Zamfara

Zamfara Cholera Crisis: MSF Urges Immediate Action to Halt Spread

By Ifunanya / August 14, 2025

A rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in Nigeria’s Zamfara State has sparked urgent warnings from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), with the […]

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Nigeria records fewer Lassa fever cases but more deaths - NCDC

Nigeria Lassa Fever Deaths Rise in 2025 Despite Fewer Cases: NCDC Alert

By Ifunanya / August 12, 2025

Nigeria’s public health authorities have issued renewed warnings over a concerning spike in deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, despite […]

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Katsina govt raises alarm over rising child deaths due to malnutrition

Katsina Declares Emergency as Child Mortality Rises from Malnutrition

By Ifunanya / August 11, 2025

Katsina State in northern Nigeria has declared a public health emergency following a sharp rise in child deaths linked to […]

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Many illnesses in children result from under-breastfeeding – Advocates

Boost Child Health: Kano Youth Advocate 24-Month Breastfeeding

By Ifunanya / August 9, 2025

Youth activists in northern Nigeria’s Kano State amplified calls for improved breastfeeding practices during a series of public campaigns, linking […]

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Over 1.2 million living with Hepatitis B in Kano – Health commissioner

Kano Assesses Health Facility Heads to Boost Primary Healthcare

By Ifunanya / August 6, 2025

Health officials in Nigeria’s Kano State have launched a weeklong evaluation of 484 primary healthcare facility managers as part of […]

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Lassa Fever claims 13 lives in Edo in three months

Nigeria Lassa Fever 2025: 822 Cases, 155 Deaths, CFR Increase

By Ifunanya / August 6, 2025

Nigeria continues to grapple with a Lassa fever outbreak, as health authorities report an escalating fatality rate and persistent transmission […]

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Lagos surpasses global benchmark with 57.4% exclusive breastfeeding rate

Lagos Exceeds Global Breastfeeding Target at 57.4%, Strengthens Support

By Ifunanya / August 5, 2025

Lagos State has surpassed global breastfeeding targets, with over half of its infants now receiving exclusive nutrition from mothers’ milk, […]

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