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DiseaseDiabetes 11Outbreaks & pandemics 7Cancer 5Infectious disease 3
Treatment and researchMental health 6Vaccines 2
Living wellNutrition 1Fitness 1Children's health 1
Diabetes 11 More in Diabetes
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KZN mother speaks about the daily struggle of raising a child with Type 1 diabetesA Durban mother describes the emotional and practical challenges of managing her 12-year-old daughter’s Type 1 diabetes, including…
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Diabetes care should not depend on what patients can affordBook cover…
- The Star, Kenya World Diabetes Day: Key facts
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Eat less carbohydrates, exercise regularly, doctor urges Gombe residentsA doctor in Gombe State has urged residents to eat less carbohydrates, exercise regularly, and get routine checks…
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How lifestyle, late detection fuel diabetes crisis in NigeriaAs Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Diabetes Day, WDD, health experts have warned…
Outbreaks & pandemics 7 More in Outbreaks & pandemics
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SA loses 31,000 domestic worker jobsSouth Africa loses 31,000 domestic worker jobs as sector hits lowest levels since COVID-19…
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Ebola: All 62 contacts test negative after monitoring – NCDCBy Chidinma Chukwu ABUJA — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has completed the 21-day…
4 sources · Vanguard, Channels TV, Daily Trust, TheCable
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Ebola: WHO hails Nigeria as 62 contacts complete monitoring, no new cases recordedThe WHO has hailed Nigeria after all 62 contacts of an imported Ebola case completed 21 days of…
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Al Jazeera
Nigeria ends 21-day Ebola contact monitoring with no secondary transmissionNone of the 62 contacts identified after the first case developed the disease, although 13 contacts reported fever.
3 sources · Al Jazeera, Reuters, TimesLIVE
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COVID-19 loans must be repaid, NIRSAL MFB insistsBy Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief NIRSAL Microfinance Bank (NMFB) has clarified that the COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility…
Mental health 6 More in Mental health
- News24 One in 3 people will have a mental health disorder. Insurers still treat it as a red flag
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Pain drove Ann to addiction; her late son’s dream saved her lifeBefore taking a bath, she would reach for a bottle to steady herself.
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News Agency of Nigeria
FCT residents find ways to protect mental health amid hardshipFCT residents find ways to protect mental health amid hardship FCT residents find ways to protect mental health…
- Morocco World News Princess Lalla Oumkeltoum Visits Kenitra Psychiatric Hospital, Oversees Mental Health Partnership Agreement
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Princess Lalla Oum Kalthoum oversees signing of agreement to promote mental health careHer Royal Highness Princess Lalla Oumkeltoum, president of the Lalla Oumkeltoum Foundation for Mental Health, paid a visit…
Cancer 5 More in Cancer
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Prof Othieno-Abinya: Kenya’s first certified oncologist reveals 40 years work in bookHe captures everything, including handling families that demand the discharge of patients to be...
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I’m still mourning – Blessing CEOBlessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has declined to comment on the controversy surrounding her false breast…
- TheCable Lifestyle ‘Why I lied about having cancer’ — Blessing CEO opens up
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Why I lied about having cancer – Blessing CEONigerian social media personality Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has sparked fresh reactions after admitting that…
2 sources · Vanguard, Punch
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I faked breast cancer to raise N13m – Blessing CEO admitsPREMIUM TIMES reported that Blessing CEO sparked concern after sharing a series of emotional videos on Instagram.
Infectious disease 3 More in Infectious disease
- The Star, Kenya Protect Kenya’s TB gains before funding cuts reverse them
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Osun links TB spread to migration, treatment interruptionThe Osun State Government has linked the spread of tuberculosis to migrant miners and patients interrupting their treatment…
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Rural healthcare barriers put South Africa’s 2030 TB goals at riskA report by the Rural Healthcare Advocacy Project (RHAP) revealed that South Africa’s push to eradicate tuberculosis by…
Vaccines 2 More in Vaccines
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Diphtheria: MSF warns of treatment shortages as Nigeria records over 1,100 deathsMSF warns that shortages of diphtheria antitoxin are forcing medical teams to ration treatment in northern Nigeria. Fresh…
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Gavi, partners intensify grassroots immunisation campaign in AbujaGavi and partners have intensified a grassroots immunisation campaign in Abuja to identify and vaccinate zero-dose children in…
Children's health 1 More in Children's health
Nutrition 1 More in Nutrition
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- The Star, Kenya Classic Fit: Full line-up, workout schedule and ticket details
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ThisDay
Babies Matter Medical Centre Saves 24-Week Premature Twins Weighing 550g, 740gFunmi Ogundare Babies Matter Medical Centre (BMMC), Lagos, has successfully discharged twin babies born at 24 weeks of…
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AMR: WHO warns of 4.7m deaths, demands urgent action as Abuja hosts global summit… Says gap between political pledges and implementation remains wide… Warns livestock antibiotic use could rise 30% by…
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News Agency of Nigeria
UN Deputy Chief seeks funding, protection for Nigerian women peacebuildersUN Deputy Chief seeks funding, protection for Nigerian women peacebuilders By Hafsah Tilde United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina…
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Amaoti girl, 4, hospitalised after swallowing unidentified pills from binThe mother of a four-year-old girl who swallowed pills from a bin cradles her daughter while Rusa staff…
