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Nigeria records over 120000 new cancer cases yearly

Combating the Cancer Crisis: Nigeria’s Battle Against 120,000 New Cases Yearly

By Ifunanya / December 12, 2023

Cancer continues to cast a daunting shadow over Nigeria, with the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment revealing that […]

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NACA calls for active involvement of youth in the fight

Youth Urged to Take Charge in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

By Ifunanya / December 12, 2023

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has issued a clarion call for the active involvement of Nigerian […]

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Poorly managed inadequate PHCs contributing to maternal child deaths

Revamping Nigeria’s PHCs: A Key Solution to Maternal and Child Health Crises

By Ifunanya / December 9, 2023

In Nigeria, the persistent plight of maternal and child health has a direct link to the inadequacies plaguing the Primary […]

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National Assembly to push for declaration of emergency on health

Rising to the Occasion: National Assembly Aims to Declare Health Emergency

By Ifunanya / December 6, 2023

Amos Magaji, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Health, has announced the National Assembly’s intention to advocate […]

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Nursing Council suspends Abia PTS exam cites over bloated admissions

Nursing Council Halts Abia State Exam Over Admission Irregularities

By Ifunanya / December 6, 2023

In a startling turn of events, the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has taken the unprecedented step of indefinitely […]

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Zambia Champions Public Health Policies at African Conference

By Ifunanya / December 5, 2023

The government of the Republic of Zambia has issued a clarion call to African Heads of State, health ministers, and […]

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Fake WAEC result allegations rock Abia nursing schools exam

Controversy Erupts as Allegations of Fake WAEC Results Disrupt Abia Nursing Schools’ Exams

By Ifunanya / December 5, 2023

Allegations of fake WAEC (West African Examinations Council) results have thrown the re-ordered Preliminary Test Session (PTS) examinations for nursing […]

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Zambia calls for implementation of policies on public health

By Ifunanya / December 1, 2023

The government of the Republic of Zambia has urged African Heads of State, ministers of health, and leading scientists, innovators […]

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Morocco to host 2024 international confab on public health

By Ifunanya / December 1, 2023

Morocco has been selected to host the fourth International Conference on Public Health in Africa Opens in 2024. This year’s […]

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Africa CDC, foundation launch initiative to strengthen public health

By Ifunanya / November 29, 2023

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the Mastercard Foundation have launched a new phase of their partnership […]

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Stakeholders chart path to reposition Africas healthcare

By Ifunanya / November 28, 2023

The Director, Institute of Health Research and Co-chair of CPHIA 2023, Margaret Gyapong, the Director-General of the Africa Centre for […]

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Africa must take charge of its health system, says Africa CDC

By Ifunanya / November 28, 2023

The Director, Institute of Health Research and Co-chair of CPHIA 2023, Margaret Gyapong, the DG of the Africa Centre for […]

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1.63m Nigerians undergoing treatment for HIV, says NACA

By Ifunanya / November 24, 2023

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Friday said 1.8 million persons are estimated to be living with […]

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UN Agencies Call for Urgent Protection of Children from Climate Change

By Ifunanya / November 24, 2023

The United Nations agencies have sounded a clarion call highlighting the dire health risks that pregnant women, newborns, and children […]

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HPV: Nigeria achieves 78% coverage in 12 states, says official

By Ifunanya / November 23, 2023

FILE: A schoolgirl receiving HPV vaccine. (CREDIT: Lara Adejoro) Nigeria has attained a 78% coverage rate for the Human Papillomavirus […]

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FG unveils five-year health security plan

By Ifunanya / November 21, 2023

The NCDC DG, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, and other development partners at the launch of the five-year strategic plan for health security The […]

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Tinubu worries over exodus of health workers

By Ifunanya / November 20, 2023

Dr Salma Anas, SA to the president on Public Health Matters; Dr. Sunday Etukudoh : Provost, Federal School Of medical […]

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Expert urges FG to digitalise health sector

By Ifunanya / November 18, 2023

To improve healthcare service delivery in the country, a digital public health expert, Zaid Olanrewaju, has urged the Federal Government […]

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Doctors, nurses tackle NPHCDA, Sydani group over unpaid salaries

By Ifunanya / November 15, 2023

Doctors, nurses and Community Health Extension Workers under the Expanded Midwives Service Scheme faulted the National Primary Health Care Development […]

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MSF seeks longer-term vaccination as Nigeria records 17,000 diphtheria cases

By Ifunanya / November 14, 2023

A case of Diphtheria Infection An international medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors without Borders said […]

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