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Ramadan 2024: Islamic philanthropy surges to record high as UN delivers warning

Islamic philanthropy raised a record $46 million for 2 million displaced people in...

Battling green skill shortage in the quest for a sustainable economy

Growth in demand for green skills is outpacing the increase in supply -...

Nigeria to get WHO-recommended new malaria vaccine by Mid-2024

The World Health Organisation has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention...

Google announces N75m equity-free fund for Nigerian SMBs

Google has announced the opening of applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund...
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NACA advocates for collective action against HIV ahead of 2030

... As 26,000 children got infected with HIV in 2023 The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Temitope Ilori...

USAID set to support Nigeria with 4.8m doses of malaria tablets

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed $2.3 million to procure 4.8 million doses of life-saving malaria tablets from Swiss Pharma (Swipha)...

NACA advocates for collective action against HIV ahead of 2030

... As 26,000 children got infected with HIV in 2023 The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Temitope Ilori has called for an urgent need for collective action to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV before 2030. This is following a revelation, by Dr. Ilori, that approximately 26,000 children aged zero to 14 contracted HIV in 2023, with 15,000 succumbing to the disease during the year.Dr. Ilori disclosed the figures recently in Osogbo, Osun state, during the inauguration of the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Pediatric...
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Lagos begins deworming treatment exercise for 1.4m school pupils

The Lagos State Government has commenced a free school-based mass deworming program across 10 endemic Local Government Areas, LGAs, in the State as part...
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Julius Berger partners FMC Abuja to save children in need of heart surgery

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has continued to partner with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Abuja in its Cardiac Surgery Mission to provide care...
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NEDC trains 34 doctors on cervical cancer treatment

The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has kickstarted the training of 34 doctors in a fresh campaign against Cervical cancer in the North-East region of...
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ASPHDA to vaccinate 388,180 girls against HPV

The Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHDA) has announced that it is targeting vaccination of 388,180 girls aged nine to 14 years against...
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NCDC demands increased funding for health security

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, has called for increased budgetary allocation to prevent, detect...
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NESTLÉ raises awareness on need for healthy diets for children

In collaboration with the Association of Professional Chefs Nigeria, Nestlé Nigeria commemorated the 2023 International Chef’s Day with 50 children from Nestlé for Healthier...
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VP Shettima sets agenda for new National Council on Nutrition

Demands prioritized innovative and practical strategies The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has called on the new National Council on Nutrition (NCN) to prioritize innovation...
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KSG plans 15% budgetary allocation to healthcare

The Kaduna State Government (KSG) has committed to allocating 15 percent of its annual budgetary provisions to the development of quality healthcare delivery. Governor Uba...
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Relief Measures: Lagos State begins free antenatal, child delivery services

Lagos State General Hospitals and Primary Health Centres are currently providing free antenatal care and child delivery services to pregnant women residents in Lagos...
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