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Health

What is yaws disease?

Yaws is a neglected tropical disease that affects the skin, bone and cartilage. The disease is caused by a bacterium from the same group of organisms

Kano community demands doctors, ambulances for local hospital

The health centre which was upgraded from a dispensary a decade ago is also without a single doctor and stops working at around 2pm each day, despite

FG launches N28.6bn health finance to motivate workers

Funding for the National State Health Investment Project to last five years is made possible due to 150 million from the World Bank and $21.5 million

NIPRD rules out “suspicion” over diabetes remedies

National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development has ruled out any “room for suspicion” in its handling of candidate diabetes plant reme

Indabo demands doctors, ambulances

Residents of Indabo community in Wudil council area of Kano have demanded government to provide their local health centre with ambulance and renovate