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Nigeria struggling to contain dramatic spread of deadly Lassa fever
Nigeria is currently facing an unprecedented outbreak of Lassa fever, on two fronts: doctors struggling to contain the threat and health watchdogs still can't get a grip on why the deadly virus is sp…
Waste waters: Plastic rubbish chokes Bali's sea
Millions of tourists are drawn to Bali's palm-fringed scenery and rich marine life, but there is a danger lurking beneath its famously crystal-clear waters: a wasteland of plastic rubbish.An underwat…
Vitamin D linked to lower risk of cancer: study
Higher levels of Vitamin D in the blood may be linked to a lower risk of developing certain cancers, a study in Japanese adults reported Thursday."These findings support the hypothesis that Vitamin D…
U.N and Bangladesh move to prevent cholera outbreak in Rohingya camp with Vaccination
- U.N and Bangladesh move to prevent cholera outbreak in Rohingya camp with Vaccination.- It's the second-largest oral vaccination campaign in the world.- The campaign aims to vaccinate 650,000 peopl…
WHO warns that obesity is a global health crisis among children
- WHO warns that obesity is a global health crisis among children.- Healthy and nutritious food needs to be made available backed by regulations.- Criticises food marketing and policies worldwide.The…
Lassa Fever Fear Spreads to Bornu State
- Patient wrongly diagnosed and placed under quarantine has now been discharged.- Commissioner of reassures residents of commitment to curtail any epidemic.The Commissioner of Health in Borno State, …
Fear grips Lagos State residents as 3 more LUTH workers test positive for Lassa Fever
- 3 LUTH Staff tested positive.- Lagos State takes over burial of second victim.Following up from the reports yesterday of the Lassa Fever epidemic in Lagos State, 3 workers out of the 100 kept under…
Obaseki reaffirms commitment to improve Primary Health Care in Edo State
- Obaseki reaffirms commitment to improve Edo health care.- Plans to roll out primary healthcare models soon.Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has reaffirmed his administrations's commitment to dr…
Breaking: Two die of Lassa Fever in Lagos, FG starts enlightenment campaigns
- 2 people confirmed dead from Lassa Fever.- 100 more in observation.- FG commences sensitisation and enlightenment campaigns.Two people at Lagos University Teaching Hospital have died from Lassa Fev…
Why farting is actually really good for you
Flatulence is one of the few bodily functions viewed the world over as an embarrassing social transgression. Awkward elevator encounters in which someone is pretending they didn't just gas the s…
Cholera outbreak: Lagos records 6 deaths from 45 cases
45 cases of cholera disease has been recorded in the Isolo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Lagos State, with six deaths already recorded, the State Government disclosed yesterday. At a …
Polio vaccination for children in Kaduna State is compulsory- El-Rufai tells parents
In a bid to rid his state of polio, the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Thursday declared that vaccination of children under the age of five against poliomyelitis in the state…
Ondo State identifies one case and two suspected cases of Lassa fever
The Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, disclosed on Wednesday in an interview with reporters in Akure, that the state has identified one case and two suspected cases of Lassa …
Plateau State records 4 fresh cases of Lassa fever
Four fresh cases of Lassa fever have been reported in Plateau State. The latest development was disclosed by the Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kuden Kamshak. Addressing reporters on Tu…
WHO confirms 3rd polio case in Nigeria
A third case of polio in Nigeria has been confirmed by the World Health Organization, WHO, Rotary Club said Monday.According to a Rotary report, a crippled toddler found in an area newly liberated fr…
Delta State Lassa fever outbreak: 55 persons placed under surveillance have been declared healthy
55 persons who were placed under surveillance for Lassa fever in Delta State following the death of a doctor who was admitted in a private hospital in Asaba, the state capital, and thereafter die…
8 more people under surveillance for Lassa fever in Delta State
8 members of staff of the hospital in Delta State in which a medical practitioner died of lassa fever have now been placed under surveillance, after being suspected of being in contact with the docto…
Anambra State debunks claims of Lassa fever outbreak
Claims of an outbreak of Lassa Fever in Anambra State have been debunked by the State Government.Reacting to reports of the fever in his state on Monday, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Akabuike…
WHO and FG confirm 2 new polio cases in Nigeria
An outbreak of wild polio virus has been confirmed in Borno State, Nigeria, by the World Health Organization, WHO, and the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole.In a statement released on Thursday,…