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Cholera outbreak: FG in talks with GAVI to secure emergency vaccine doses

Amid a global vaccine shortage, the Federal Government says it has sought urgent assistance from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI)...

OPINION: Nigeria’s Urgent Need for Increased Government Funding in the Water Sector

By Sefa Ikpa In Nigeria, walk two kilometers in any direction, and you’ll likely encounter at least three boreholes. Boreholes and wells have...

90 million people living with hepatitis in Africa- WHO

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh More than 90 million people are living with hepatitis in Africa, accounting for 26 percent of the global...

Rise in Lassa Fever Spurs WHO response in Nigeria

The World Health Organization (WHO), have stated that it is scaling up response to strengthen rapid containment of Lassa fever outbreaks in states...