Tag: General Health
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Gombe health agency gets NIMC licence to conduct NIN registration
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Chima Azubuike The Gombe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency has secured a licence from the National Identity Management Commission to function as a certified service provider for the enrolment of…
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Stakeholders urge Lagos to prioritise child nutrition
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Sodiq Ojuroungbe Stakeholders in maternal and child nutrition have called on the Lagos State government to prioritise funding for nutrition programmes, particularly for the procurement of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements, to…
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LASG seeks better care for orphans, vulnerable children
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Gbenga Oloniniran The Lagos State Government has said for the orphans and vulnerable children in the state to be given a better life, there is a need for more collaboration…
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Kano LG begins anthrax vaccination
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Ted Odogwu The Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, on Monday, flagged off a new anthrax vaccination programme to improve livestock healthcare in the area. At the launch of…
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Kano LG begins anthrax vaccination
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Ted Odogwu The Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, on Monday, flagged off a new anthrax vaccination programme to improve livestock healthcare in the area. At the launch of…
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YEDI advocates joint efforts to tackle HIV, screens 300 Lagos residents
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Idowu Abdullahi The Youth Development and Empowerment Initiative has screened over 300 residents in the Mushin area of Lagos State for HIV, urging stakeholders to join efforts in sensitising and…
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Firm unveils tech-powered DNA testing to tackle paternity fraud
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Idowu Abdullahi A cytogeneticist and clinical embryologist, Dr Paul Faduola, has revealed that with technological advancement, experts can now achieve 99.99 percent paternity test results. In Nigeria, paternity fraud has…
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Council inducts pioneer Trinity varsity nursing graduates
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Sodiq Ojuroungbe The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has inducted the first set of nursing graduates from Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, into the nursing profession. The 16 nurses graduated…
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Endocrinologists worry over diabetes surge in Ogun
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Sodiq Ojuroungbe Endocrinologists in Ogun State have expressed concern over the rising cases of diabetes, which they attributed to factors including sedentary lifestyle, poor dietary practices, and poor awareness about…
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Nigerian researchers develop smart vaccine cooling device
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Idowu Abdullahi Nigerian researchers have developed a smart cooling device for transporting and storing medical supplies such as vaccines and diagnostic samples. Different vaccines require different storage temperatures, and maintaining…
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Reintroduce COVID-19 protocols to prevent XEC spread, experts tell FG
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Janet Ogundepo As part of measures to prevent the possible spread of the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant, virologists and epidemiologists have called on the Federal Government to reintroduce safety…
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Reintroduce COVID-19 protocols to prevent XEC spread, experts tell FG
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Janet Ogundepo As part of measures to prevent the possible spread of the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant, virologists and epidemiologists have called on the Federal Government to reintroduce safety…
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Firm boosts prostate enlargement treatment with new medication
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Idowu Abdullahi The Managing Director of Superior Pharmaceuticals Limited, Ike Okeke, has disclosed that its new product, Flowel and Flowel Plus, has been certified effective and endorsed by experts to…
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FG committed to achieving food security, says minister
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Sodiq Ojuroungbe The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to enhancing food security in the country with the launch of new…
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Yuletide: NAFDAC warns against consumption of fake drinks
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Gabriel Oshokha The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has advised Nigerians to avoid consuming fake and adulterated drinks, which flood the markets during the Yuletide. The…