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Health ministers from West Africa meet to address maternal mortality

    Health ministers from West Africa meet to address maternal mortality

A meeting of health ministers from ECOWAS member countries has kicked off in Abuja. The meeting, which is held annually, is organised by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO). Speaking

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UNICEF: We are on the verge of eradicating polio from the planet

    UNICEF: We are on the verge of eradicating polio from the planet

Global health leaders are on the verge of eradicating polio from the planet and will require $1.2 billion to finance efforts to get this done. In a statement on Monday

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Boko Haram: Borno IDPs to benefit from VSF fund

    Boko Haram: Borno IDPs to benefit from VSF fund

A Nigerian foundation, the Victims Support Fund (VSF), on Sunday, said internally displaced persons (IDPs) will benefit from its aid package to victims of Boko Haram attacks. Sunday Ochoche, VSF executive

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UN Volunteers ready to help Nigeria tackle north-east humanitarian crisis

    UN Volunteers ready to help Nigeria tackle north-east humanitarian crisis

The UN Volunteers says it is ready to assist Nigeria to respond to the overwhelming humanitarian situation caused by the Boko Haram terrorist group in the north-east. Geoff Prewitt, chief

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NGOs commit N6.675m to IDPs in Lagos, Benue

    NGOs commit N6.675m to IDPs in Lagos, Benue

People for Better Livelihoods (PBL) and Sesor Empowerment Foundation (Sesor), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), signed a N6,675,000 MOU to support internally

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Ignorance, stigma… challenges in the management of Autism in Nigeria

    Ignorance, stigma… challenges in the management of Autism in Nigeria

“Everything she does is magic” is a hashtag created by one mum, Chizoba Peters, for her child who is on

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ALERT: 990 children ‘risk dying from malnutrition’ in Borno IDP camp

    ALERT: 990 children ‘risk dying from malnutrition’ in Borno IDP camp

At least 990 children between the ages of one and five years are suffering from severe cases of malnutrition at

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UN: With over 36m people living with AIDS, the pandemic is far from over

    UN: With over 36m people living with AIDS, the pandemic is far from over

Amina Mohammed, deputy UN secretary-general, has warned that the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) pandemic was still far from over, adding

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Africa won’t need aid if $50bn doesn’t leave illegally every year, says UN

    Africa won’t need aid if $50bn doesn’t leave illegally every year, says UN

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says about $50 billion illicitly leaves Africa, mostly to the Western countries, on an

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World No Tobacco Day: Group wants govt to implement anti-smoking policies

    World No Tobacco Day: Group wants govt to implement anti-smoking policies

The Center for Communication Programs Nigeria (CCPN) has called for effective health policies that would reduce the use of tobacco

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