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Agency, eight firms partner to monitor health facilities

By Ifunanya / January 25, 2023

The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency has outsourced the monitoring of health facilities in Lagos State to eight private […]

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170,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded in eight weeks –WHO

By Ifunanya / January 25, 2023

The World Health Organisation has expressed worry over the rising number of deaths in many countries. According to the WHO, […]

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WHO worries over fresh 170,000 COVID-19 deaths

By Ifunanya / January 25, 2023

The World Health Organisation has expressed worry over the rising number of coronavirus deaths in many countries. According to the […]

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Diphtheria: 38 confirmed dead in four states – NCDC

By Ifunanya / January 25, 2023

The outbreak of diphtheria in four states of Nigeria has claimed 38 persons, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), […]

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NCDC confirms 123 Diphtheria cases, 38 death

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 123 cases of Diphtheria disease and 38 deaths in […]

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‘Nigeria, others need $2.5bn to power healthcare facilities’

By Ifunanya / January 24, 2023

A joint report by report from the World Health Organisation, the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency, and the […]

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Why syphilis is common in men practising same-sex intercourse – Physician

By Ifunanya / January 23, 2023

A registrar in the Department of Family Medicine at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Dr Aishat Bello-Taslim, discusses […]

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Cholera ravaging my people, do something – Cross River monarch to state govt

By Ifunanya / January 23, 2023

The traditional ruler of Okum Kingdom in Obubra LGA of Cross River State, HRH Ovan Robert has said the lack […]

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A broken heart is officially a disease

By Ifunanya / January 23, 2023

When we say off-handedly that someone has died of a broken heart, or that a specific person is heartbroken, it […]

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Cleaning babies’ ears with cotton buds may cause deafness —Expert

By Ifunanya / January 23, 2023

Health risks of cleaning ears with cotton buds. Image credit: Bright Audiology Mothers using cotton buds to clean the ears […]

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