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1.2 billion African lives at risk over poor healthcare – AfDB

President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said the lives of 1.2 billion Africans are at risk of poor access to quality

Nigeria needs new pitch to fund family planning

Availability of contraceptive commodities is impacting access for millions of women who need them to prevent unwanted pregnancies—and the country isn’

20 million people ‘are living with sickle cell’

A group known as Concerned Medics Foundation says an estimated 20 million people are living with Sickle Cell disease across the world. The World Sickl

How to lessen Nigeria’s health burden through modular facility

With Nigeria facing over 10 per cent of the global health burden, according to a USAID report, modular healthcare initiative has been described as a v

Why diet is important in managing diabetes

Experts have said diet is an integral part of the management of diabetes. They said it is also part of measures that can help prevent complications as