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Diphtheria Outbreak Claims 2 in Edo amid Vaccine Shortage Crisis

Korede Abdullah in Lagos Two people have died from diphtheria at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Ugbowo, Edo State, raising alarms over Nigeria’s ongoing vaccine shortage. The fatalities were among five reported cases, and health experts are attributing the deaths to critical gaps in immunisation, poor disease surveillance, and limited public health awareness….

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Avon HMO Takes Hypertension Awareness to Lagos Streets

Korede Abdullah in Lagos As part of its commitment to preventive healthcare, Avon HMO organized a free hypertension screening and awareness event tagged No Tension in Marina, Lagos. The outreach, which forms a key part of the health management organisation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), aimed to combat the growing prevalence of hypertension by encouraging Nigerians…

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African Leaders Urge Own Cholera Vaccines, amid 99% Death Cases

…Forge Commitment in Containing Outbreak …99% of all cholera-related deaths in 2025 have been reported on continent, says WHO African leaders on Wednesday pressed the case for indigenous cholera vaccine production as 99% of all cholera-related deaths in 2025 have been reported on the continent. It came during a virtual cholera conference during the Africa…

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Groups Partner to Train Traditional Midwives to Reduce Child Mortality

Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a bid to enhance maternal and infant health outcomes, the International Center for Environmental Health and Development (ICEHD), in partnership with the Martins Lydia Foundation (MLF), held a crisis emergency preparedness training for traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in Ibadan. The training, hosted at St. Patrick Primary School in Abebi, Ibadan…

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Trump’s Travel Ban: African Union Calls for ‘balanced, Evidence-Based’ Approach

Trump’s order bars entry to nationals from 12 countries and imposes partial restrictions on 7 others The African Union (AU) on Thursday called on the US to adopt a travel ban policy that is “balanced, evidence-based, and reflective” of long-standing bilateral ties, after Washington restricted travel from a dozen countries, several of them in Africa….

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