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Sokoto: MSF Performs 243 Noma Disease Surgeries In 10 Months
Medicins Sans Frontieres has performed 243 major and minor surgeries for Noma Disease patients in the Sokoto State between January and October this year, according to the project coordinator, Mr. John Canty.
Mr. Canty also disclosed that about 90 percent of victims of Noma disease die in the first two weeks of infection if they don’t receive…
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Nigeria, Uganda, Others Face Soaring Malaria Cases Amid Global Surge Due To Climate Change…
In its recently released 2023 World Malaria Report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) sounded a dire warning as malaria cases surged globally, with Nigeria, Uganda, and other nations experiencing alarming increases.
The report…
Four Dead From Taking HIV/AIDS Herbal Remedy In Gombe As NEPWAN Calls For Govt Intervention
The Gombe State chapter of the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWAN) has urgently appealed to the government for decisive action concerning herbal vendors claiming to cure HIV.
This plea came following…
Public Misconception Threatens Vaccination Against HPV
One month after the launch of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, public awareness is low and threatens to jeopardize the project to vaccinate young girls against the sexually transmitted infection said to cause cervical cancer.
On…
HIV/AIDS Shifts to Endemic Status in Nigeria, Declares FG
The National Coordinator of the National HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, and STI Control Programme, Adebobola Bashorun, stated on Tuesday that HIV/AIDS has transitioned to an endemic stage in Nigeria.
Bashorun attributed this shift to the…
Coalition Calls For 20 Per Cent Tax On Sugar-Sweetened Beverages To Curb Diabetes Surge
In a move to combat the escalating economic toll of diabetes on Nigeria, the National Action Plan on Sugar Reduction Coalition has unveiled a compelling case, asserting that the disease inflicts a direct annual cost of $4.5 billion on the…
Cholera Outbreak: Ogun To Shut Down Table, Sachet Water Factories That Fail Compliance Test
Following the outbreak of cholera in some parts of Ogun State, the government has said it would carry out compliance exercises on all table and sachet water factories in the state.
Recall that the state has recorded about 250 cases of…
Imo Govt Begins Vaccination To Prevent Measles Outbreak
The Imo State government will on Thursday begin measles vaccination across the 27 local government area of the state.
The government however, called on all parents and care givers to utilize the opportunity to immunize their wards…
UNGA 78: Nigeria, Others Approve Declaration On Ending TB By 2030
Nigeria, some UN Member States, civil society representatives and other stakeholders have approved a declaration to advance efforts to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.
The document lays out ambitious new targets for the next five years…
NAFDAC Nabs Syndicate Importing Banned Mercury Soaps
NAFDAC, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, through its Investigation and Enforcement team has apprehended a syndicate specialising in the use of fraudulent documents to import prohibited crusader soap containing…