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State House Clinic to reduce eligible patients

The State House Clinic has announced its plan to reduce the number of persons authorised to access medical attention at its Asokoro facility, Abuja, b

‘Nigeria, 4 other countries responsible for 80% of COVID-19 cases in West Africa’

Five countries have been identified as being responsible for over 80 per cent of the COVID-19 cases in West Africa, the West African Health Organisati

Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 813 as total infections hits 38,344

Data from Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC) showed the number of deaths from COVID-19 rose to 813, with 38,344 infections. The NCDC made t

Access to clean water, sanitation critical human rights – NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that lack of access to clean water impacts on the well-being and human rights of citizens.  The E

Nigeria receives $890 million to fight HIV, TB, malaria

The Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire has announced that the federal government received $890 million grant from the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDs,