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Ogun Confirms Nine Cholera Cases, One Death
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, announced on Monday that the state government has reported 25 suspected cholera cases, with nine confirmed cases and one fatality. According to Dr.…
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I still have cancer; it is incurable —Farooq Oreagba
Farooq Oreagba, the managing director of NG Clearing Limited, bravely shared in a recent interview that he has been battling an incurable form of bone cancer for the past decade. Speaking on…
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Oyo health workers to begin 7-day warning strike Monday
Medical and health workers in Oyo State are set to commence a seven-day warning strike on Monday to advocate for their demands. Comrade John Fabunmi, Chairman of the Oyo State chapter of…
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Ondo yet to record Cholera outbreak
No cholera outbreak has been recorded in Ondo State since disease broke out in other parts of the country recently. Two cases were recorded in in January this year at Okitipupa local…
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Cholera Outbreak: Lagos Death Toll Rises to 35, Suspected Cases Surge to 417
The number of fatalities from the cholera outbreak in the state has risen to 35 following the last update, which reported 401 suspected cases and 15 fatalities. At the last count, the…
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How Groundbreaking HIV Prevention Drug shows 100% Efficacy
A promising new HIV prevention drug called lenacapavir has shown 100 percent efficacy in a clinical trial among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Uganda. The twice-yearly injection was…
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Food vendors suspended in Lagos over cholera outbreak
The Agege Local Government Area in Lagos State has taken proactive measures to prevent the outbreak of cholera by suspending food vendors in schools. Ganiyu Egunjobi, the executive chairman, revealed this during…
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Ogun doctors threaten strike over poor working conditions
The Ogun State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has announced plans to go on strike due to poor working conditions. This action is set to commence after the 21-day ultimatum…
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Lagos cholera records more cholera death as cases hit 401
The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, said that the suspected cholera cases in the state have increased to 401 with 21 fatalities. The statement noted…
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‘How Doctor removed my womb without my consent’, Woman alleges
A woman has allegedly accused a Lagos doctor and Managing Director of Holyfill Hospital, Ayelaje Joseph, of removing her womb, without her consent, in his hospital, located in the Ikorodu area of…
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Cholera: NCDC may declare emergency
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said, on Wednesday, it might declare an emergency on the outbreak of cholera in the country. The NCDC Director General, Dr Jide Idris, who…
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Two cholera cases confirmed in Ondo
The Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Banji Ajaka, has confirmed two cases of cholera in the Okitipupa local government area. Ajaka stated that the rapid response team has effectively contained the situation.…