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Protecting children from pneumonia

Pneumonia is one of the top five killer diseases of children. It is also a vaccine-preventable disease in children. The World Health Organisation (WHO

2023: Need to re-visit proposed health security budget

President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2023 budget proposal to the National Assembly on October 7. Out of the N20.5 trillion proposed for the 2023 f

Bauchi records 16 deaths from Lassa fever – Official

The Bauchi State Government says it has recorded 16 Lassa fever deaths and 130 confirmed infections in the state. The state’s health commissione

Clampdown and vanguards — how Nasarawa is pushing up immunisation coverage

Nasarawa has been  —for sustaining very encouraging vaccination coverage. It and Ebonyi this year topped the list of best-performing 14 states across

Health emergencies: WHO trains 350 Nigerian workforce

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has trained about 350 Nigerian core responders in readiness for deployment within the first 24 hours of an emergen