Nigeria records an annual estimated 75,000 maternal deaths, with its maternal mortality ratio reaching 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births
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Data released by the health body ahead of the 2026 World TB Day show that 378,000 people died from TB in the WHO African Region in 2024, while 2.7 million people were newly infected within the same period
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Mr Idris said transporting samples from remote communities to state laboratories remains expensive and logistically difficult, particularly in hard-to-reach areas, slowing confirmation and response efforts.
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday postponed further consideration of a bill seeking to ban the production, importation, sale and
