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Health

December 2, 2022

One in 100 Kaduna people has AIDS, says KADSACA

“At the national level, the prevalence of the virus (AIDS) was at 1.4 (four people out of 100 test positive), while that of Kaduna is confirmed to be 1.1.”

Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-rufai
December 1, 2022

Malaria reducing in Nigeria, says health minister

Nigeria recorded a slight decrease in malaria prevalence, from 23 per cent in 2018 to 22 per cent in 2021, health minister Osagie Ehanire says.

Mosquito on Mosquito net
November 30, 2022

About 43,000 persons living with HIV in Gombe: Commissioner

According to him, 300,000 of the state’s general population and 186,000 pregnant women have been tested within the last 11 months.

Habu Dahiru and Gombe governor Yahaya Inuwa
November 30, 2022

Undiagnosed HIV cases increasing in Europe: WHO 

In 2021, some 300 new HIV diagnoses were made daily across 46 of the 53 countries in Europe, including 45 each day in EEA countries, according to the WHO.

HIV PATIENTS used to illustrate the story
November 30, 2022

COVID-19 protesters, police clash as China lockdown anger boils

The clashes, which followed protests in Shanghai, Beijing, and elsewhere, erupted as China posts record numbers of COVID-19 cases daily.

Chinese Police and Protesters
November 30, 2022

3.6 billion people face inadequate access to water: UN

The United Nations says 3.6 billion people currently face inadequate access to water at least a month per year.

DRY STREAM
November 29, 2022

China pledges to address inconvenience caused by COVID-19

Health authorities are said to be making efforts to prevent and control the epidemic.

Coronavirus used to illustrate the story.
November 29, 2022

Nigeria 21.6 million people away from achieving COVID-19 vaccination coverage

“We are 21.6 million eligible persons away from reaching its target of fully vaccinating 70 per cent of its eligible population by December 2022.” 

GETTING COVID-19 JAB
November 29, 2022

China deploys security forces to quell COVID-19 protests

Security forces increasingly stopped passers-by and checked their phones for suspicious content or software.

Chinese Police and Protesters
November 29, 2022

2.7 million Nigerian youths, others have HIV, UNICEF says

UNICEF said around 110,000 children and adolescents aged 0 and 19 died of AIDS-related cases in 2021.

HIV Patient