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Health

March 24, 2023

UNICEF begins five-year country plan for Nigerian children

UNICEF has begun a five-year strategic plan to help Nigerian children left behind in developmental strides meet up with their counterparts in other parts of the world.

School Children In the North used to illustrate the story.
March 24, 2023

Tuberculosis deaths in Africa reduced by 26%, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there has been a 26 per cent reduction in tuberculosis deaths between 2015 and 2021 in Africa.

HOSPITAL
March 23, 2023

Ogun to incorporate students into health insurance scheme

The scheme has been designed to allow for referral, from the primary to secondary and tertiary levels of care.

Dapo Abiodun
March 23, 2023

Okonjo-Iweala says trade solution to manage water economics

“Most people don’t know that one in five calories consumed is trade. We see trade as part of the solution.”

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
March 23, 2023

Buhari orders State House Clinic be converted to medical centre

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the redesignation of the State House Clinic to a medical centre.

March 23, 2023

Tanzania confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus

Marburg virus commonly causes hemorrhagic fever, with a high fatality ratio of up to 88 per cent.

Marburg virus
March 22, 2023

Kaduna governor-elect should prioritise potable water supply, residents demand

In separate interviews on Wednesday in Kaduna, the residents described the lack of access to potable water across the state as worrisome.

Uba Sani, Dry tap
March 21, 2023

German public hospital doctors strike, request more pay, better conditions

In Hamburg, around 2,000 doctors marched through the city centre holding placards reading “Good work, good pay’’, and “overworked and underpaid’’.

Striking doctors in Germany
March 20, 2023

Russia to increase medical cooperation with Africa: Putin

Russia intends to provide drugs and mobile laboratories to the continent, Mr Putin said on Monday.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin