Nigeria
In Nigeria, drug abuse is highest in the southwest
Many factors are responsible for the surge in drug abuse in Nigeria, Dr. Adetola Oladimeji reports... The first ever report...
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Free sanitary pads for internally displaced Nigerian girls
The sanitary pad bank provided by SI4DEV The joy of the internally displaced school girls at Junior Government Secondary School,...
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Nigeria’s unending war against cancer — an Op-Ed
Cancer still remain a major public health threat in Nigeria. WHO report of 2017 showed that cancer account for over...
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Nigeria is buying radiotherapy machines but most patients cannot afford cancer drugs
Cancer treatment does not end with radiotherapy, patients must also take drugs which are very expensive. How is Nigeria dealing...
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Individuals with leprosy in Nigeria are victims of stigma and discrimination – Minister
Nigeria's health minister, Prof Isaac Adewole The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has announced that leprosy is...
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Governorship candidates in Lagos debate health agenda
The health care system over the years in Nigeria have suffered neglect and bedeviled with myriads of challenges begging for...
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$71.2m agreement signed with the Global Fund to scale up TB treatment in Nigeria
The new deal will help in the control of tuberculosis in Nigeria till 2029. The Nigerian government has signed a...
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The heavy burden of living with disability in Nigeria
Banks are sacking disabled employees because the entrance is too narrow while the society believes people with disability don't need...
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Lassa fever: The question no one could answer
Lassa fever seems to be here to stay, according to an unanswered question
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No decline in Nigeria’s HIV epidemic since 2010
Progress in West and Central Africa is masked by stagnancy in Nigeria
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