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From Chris Gaga, Makurdi The Government of Benue State said it has placed 142, 873 persons living with HIV/AIDS on treatment as at 2018 following support from development partners. The government also disclosed that about 184, 745 people were currently living with the virus in the state. Governor Samuel Ortom disclosed this, Monday,
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African First Ladies have reaffirmed their commitment to provide leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The First Ladies took the resolution during their meeting held at the sidelines of 20th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), which opened Monday in Kigali, the Rwandanese CAPITAL. The conference
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Real Time Pain Relief, a knock-out formula, that can help patients reclaim their lives with fast action relief in minutes has been launched into the Nigerian market by Natures Rejuvenate Nigeria Ltd. As part of its goal in ensuring people reclaim their lives with fast-action pain relief, Natures Rejuvenate
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By Laide Akinboade, Abuja As part of its efforts to involve private sector involvement in Nigeria’s health sector, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) accepted a contribution from a leading telecommunications infrastructure firm IHS Nigeria today to support USAID’s activities to eradicate HIV and AIDS in Bayelsa State. In a
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday, signed Executive Order 009 entitled, “The Open Defecation-Free Nigeria by 2025 and Other Related Matters Order.”The order was necessitated by the recent ranking of Nigeria as second globally amongst countries with the highest number of people practicing open defecation estimated at over
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The Kano State Government has allocated over N30 billion to the health sector in its 2020 budget proposal presented recently to the State House of Assembly for approval. The state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aminu Ibrahim-Tsanyawa told newsmen after he appeared before the Assembly to defend the proposed budget estimate
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Twenty-nine people have died so far in Bauchi state following the outbreak of yellow fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHDA), gave the death toll on Thursday. “We discovered 224 suspected cases, and 29 were confirmed dead,
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From Chris Gaga, Makurdi Forty-four (44) Pharmacies and 343 Patent Medicine Shops totalling 387 medicine premises have been sealed in Benue State by Pharmacist Council of Nigeria(PCN). Accordingly, the PCN is calling on the general public to safeguard themselves from patronizing quacks by always asking for the 'registration status of facilities'
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By Orkula Shaagee, Abuja The Minister of Health, Dr Emmanuel Ohanire, has revealed plans to maximise the skills of Nigerian medical experts in the Diaspora to develop the medical system in the country. Dr Osagie, who disclosed this at an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora yesterday in Abuja, explained that Nigerian medical experts abroad,
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Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has sent at least 7,000 persons on psychological and emotional evaluation test since 2017. Sector Command, FCT, Corps Commander Wobin Gwora, disclosed this at a press conference organised by Fundacion Exito Ltd, an NGO, to launch the #StopAtRed#
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