She described the latest survey findings as encouraging indicators of progress in child health across the state.
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Nigeria Health Watch to host conference on scaling health innovations
Themed “From Innovation to Impact: The Future of Health is Now”, the conference will examine the financing, partnerships and health systems needed to move effective solutions beyond pilot projects and make them more widely available.
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Anambra NMA mobilises members to step up Ebola outbreak preparedness
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Anambra State chapter has stepped up preparedness against the Ebola virus in the state, with
Nigeria needs 42 days without Ebola transmission to be declared free — WHO
Nigeria must complete a 42-day monitoring period before it can be declared free of Ebola, despite having no active cases
Ebola: Survivors can transmit virus through sex, but not sweat or saliva – WHO
Patrick Otim, programme area manager for emergency response at the WHO Regional Office for Africa, explained the virus in a video answering questions.
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Ebola: WHO expresses hope as cases surpass 10,000, deaths near 5,000 in DRC
Data released by the DRC’s Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday put the number of confirmed cases at 10,060, with 4,887 deaths
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Ebola: NCDC says 2027 elections may be postponed if outbreak worsens
Nigeria’s 2027 general election could face postponement if the Ebola outbreak spreads widely enough to pose a significant public health
FG partners US foundation to mobilise $1bn to tackle child malnutrition
The Operation End Starvation initiative aims to mobilise more than $1 billion to combat child malnutrition and prevent starvation-related deaths across sub-Saharan Africa, with Nigeria as a priority country.
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Ebola: ₦100,000 weekly allowance for quarantined contacts was unplanned – NCDC
He said the affected people had been taken out of their normal environments for public health reasons, making it necessary for the authorities to consider their welfare while ensuring they complied with quarantine measures
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Nigeria launches cancer biobank network to catalogue 10,000 samples
Nigeria is developing a national network of cancer samples and patient data to strengthen local research, improve understanding of the
