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Naira crisis: UBTH patients unable to pay for services

[ad_1] Some patients receiving medical care at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, on Wednesday, expressed displeasure over their inability to pay for medical services due to the naira crisis. The patients told the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin they had no cash to pay for their bills including hospital cards, drugs and medical examinations. They…

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Mason remanded for defiling 3-year-old girl

[ad_1]  A 41-year-old mason, who is accused of defiling a three-year-old girl through her anus at Amrahia, near Adenta, has been remanded in police custody by the Adentan Circuit Court. Richard Amoako charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah ordered the prosecution to file disclosures by the…

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Diphtheria: Nigeria Reaping Result of Poor Immunisation – Prof. Tomori

Prof. Oyewale Tomori   . Domestic vaccine production derailed by policy somersaults of successive governments  . States, local governments must step-up, take ownership of diseases control and prevention in their domain . Capacity building without capacity retention, fuels brain drain   Eminent Professor of Virology and infectious diseases expert, educationist and ex-Regional Virologist for the…

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Avon HMO Rewards Infants in Photo Contest

[ad_1] For the fifth year running, leading health maintenance organisation, Avon Healthcare Limited (Avon HMO) has reaffirmed its commitment to maternal and child health with its just concluded baby photo contest.  Tagged #AvonBaby2022, the company also uses the contest to encourage immunisation and engender bonding between parents and their babies. In the just-concluded edition themed,…

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New mosquito spreading malaria discovered in Kenya

[ad_1] A new mosquito species capable of transmitting malaria, first discovered in the Eastern African country of Djibouti in 2012, has been detected in Kenya, researchers in the East African country have confirmed. The new carrier mosquito, named the Anopheles stephensi, can live in different climates while transmitting plasmodium vivax, the parasite that causes the…

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Reinvestigation: WSJ report on China-built mega-projects untrue, biased

[ad_1] By Xinhua writers Zhao Bochao, Li Li (Xinhua) 13:26, February 22, 2023   A recent report by The Wall Street Journal, targeting several China-built global mega-projects, was filled with distorted facts, one-sided stories, and unfounded accusations — an attempt to discredit the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. What’s the real picture of these projects?…

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