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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016
Lagos records first successful bone bridge surgery in West Africa — 4th May 2016 • Ambode nominates ex-CJ to replace retired LASIEC chairman Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in December 2015 carried out the first successful Bone Bridge Surgery in West Africa as well as successful Cochlear Implant surgeries on three deaf patients without the […]
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Headlines, Health
Saturday, April 2nd, 2016
Ministers pledge to improve access to vaccines at first-ever Ministerial Conference on Immunization in Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (25 February 2016) – With one in five African children lacking access to all needed and basic life-saving vaccines, ministers of health and other line ministers countries committed themselves to keep immunization at the forefront of efforts […]
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Headlines, Health
Saturday, February 27th, 2016
An ongoing yellow fever epidemic in Angola has killed 125 people out of 664 suspected cases since December 30, government statistics show, despite attempts to quell the outbreak. The centre of the health crisis remains the capital Luanda, where 92 people have died, the health ministry said on Friday. There is no specific treatment for […]
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Friday, February 12th, 2016
By Victoria Ojeme ABUJA —THE Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said that the mosquitoes carrying Zika virus are in Nigeria and urged Nigerians to protect themselves by using mosquito nets. zikaHe also called on Nigerians to remain calm, be vigilant and report any suspected case of an acute febrile illness in pregnant women, […]