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Diagnosing Nigeria’s Public Health Challenges: A Possibility or a

WEBThe major public health issues facing Nigeria are poor sanitation and hygiene, control of vector borne diseases, maternal and infant

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How doctor sedated, raped married patient in Sokoto

WEBMarch 21, 2019. A medical doctor at a public hospital in Sokoto State, Tijjani Faruk, has thrown the Sokoto medical community into grief after confessing to raping a married woman after administering sedative injection on her. Mr Faruk took both the code of medical ethics in Nigeria and the Hippocratic Oath to the cleaners when he invited his

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WHO urges e-cigarette regulation — Emergency Digest

WEBIn the interest of public health, the World Health Organisation has urged member nations of its global tobacco treaty to ban or regulate the use of e-cigarettes and other novel and emerging products of the tobacco industry.

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Nigerian Army Conducts Medical Outreach in Nigerian-Cameroon …

WEBThe Nigerian Army on Tuesday conducted a free medical outreach in Belegete, a border community with Cameroon, in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River. A Source reports that services carried out during the outreach include consultations, test for malaria, typhoid fevers, blood sugar and pressure as well as the distribution of …

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Insurgency: WHO rehabilitating 23 healthcare facilities in North …

WEBThe World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is currently rehabilitating 23 selected healthcare facilities in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, as part of efforts to strengthen the healthcare system in the North-east.

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NSCDC: Wives Association Conducts Free Medical Outreach in FCT

WEBNSCDC: Wives Association Conducts Free Medical Outreach in FCT. The Civil Defence Officers’ Wives Association (CDOWA) has conducted free medical screening for its members and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Command.

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Health education can end female genital mutilation — UNICEF

WEBAs the world celebrated the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, on February 6, The United Nations Children’s Fund in a report said it was important to keep educating girls and women on the negative implications of FGM.

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NAFOWA Committed to Members’ Wellness — Official

WEBMay 18, 2024. NAFOWA Committed to Members’ Wellness — Official. The Nigerian Air Force Officers Wives Association (NAFOWA) restated its commitment to creating awareness on sustaining healthy mental and physical fitness for impactful activities in homes and the barracks. NAFOWA’s Deputy Chairperson Gloria Uwakara made the …

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ISWAP terrorists storm Borno community, kidnap health worker, …

WEBISWAP terrorists storm Borno community, kidnap health worker, cart away fuel, food. The Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, insurgents have abducted a health worker with the General Hospital Gubio, Mr Bulama Geidam

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Benue: WCF, Sema, ESLF flag off free medical outreach in Agatu LGA

WEBBenue: WCF, Sema, ESLF flag off free medical outreach in Agatu LGA. The Benue State Emergency Management Agency in collaboration with Eunice Spring Of Life Foundation (ESLF) and Wang Children Foundation (WCF) today 27th July, 2019 flagged- off Free Medical Outreach Program for the Internally Displaced persons in Agatu local …

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Why Borno governor sacked health commissioner — Emergency …

WEBWhy Borno governor sacked health commissioner. Governor Zulum says commissioner was sacked as part of efforts to reposition Borno health sector

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Cholera: Nigeria identifies 83 local government areas as ‘hotspots’

WEBThe figure, however, is expected to continue to increase during the raining season. This is due to the poor level of sanitation, open defecation, lack of clean water and ineffective waste disposal in the country.

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PrEP: HIV ‘prevention’ drug Nigerians need and can’t afford

WEBIn Tanzania, an estimated 7,800 people are currently taking PrEP and in Kenya, an estimated 53,000 people are on PrEP. However, In Nigeria, where about 1.9 million people are living with HIV, only an estimated 400 people, ‘at high risk of the infection’ are currently using PrEP.

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Again, Israel forces raid Gaza hospital, kill children, women

WEB“This is a clear war crime and a brazen violation of international law,” the media office said. The media office added that at least 14,000 children are among the at least 31,810 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since last October.

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Political Security as Essential Component of National Security

WEBBy then, the concept of national security, which had assumed different definitions in the past, thereby leading to misconceptions about its components and actors, evolved into something widely understood to cover the protection of citizens, livelihoods, critical infrastructure, the environment and cyberspace, as well as ensuring food security …

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Boko Haram: 22 health workers killed, 60 facilities destroyed in Yobe

WEBBoko Haram: 22 health workers killed, 60 facilities destroyed in Yobe. Dr. Hauwa Larai Goni, Director Public Health at the Yobe State Ministry of Health, has disclosed that a total of 22 health workers lost their lives with 60 health facilities destroyed during the peak of Boko Haram insurgency.

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OOUTH shuts lab as 14 more workers test positive

WEBHe said: “the OOUTH management under Dr Peter Adefuye should be blamed for whatever happened to the laboratory staff because of their refusal to provide us with sufficient Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that we needed to have as health workers having direct dealing with the samples of Covid-19 patients

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FG warns over outbreak of monkeypox in villages — Emergency …

WEBFG warns over outbreak of monkeypox in villages. The Federal Government has charged Community Health Officers (CHO) to be prepared for the outbreak of monkeypox disease in villages.

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Oil Spillage: 10 persons die weekly in Ogoni village

WEBJanuary 12, 2019. Oil Spillage: 10 persons die weekly in Ogoni village. Eight months after she lost her daughter to oil spill, Annkio Kie (not real name) is still struggling to fight off pain and sorrow. Mary was sick for three years, after what started as mere rashes turned out to be a severe skin disease. “We couldn’t send her to the

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