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Mental Health, Psychosocial Support Services Access For African Children Unequal – UNICEF, WHO

EDITOROctober 10, 2021October 10, 2021

by EDITOROctober 10, 2021October 10, 2021082

BY DAYO ADESULU At least one in seven children in sub-Saharan Africa experiences significant psychological hardship. As the world marks World Mental Health Day, UNICEF...

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How Uganda’s Community Initiative Helps HIV Patients Overcome Depression

EDITOROctober 10, 2021

by EDITOROctober 10, 2021056

Margaret was engulfed by depression and overwhelmed by stigma. With little motivation for life as she struggled to adjust to living with HIV while pregnant,...

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World Health Organization Gets PATH’s Applauds Over Malaria Vaccine

EDITOROctober 7, 2021

by EDITOROctober 7, 2021063

The World Health Organization (WHO) has Wednesday received a commendation from PATH over its recommended broader use of the world’s first malaria vaccine. This historic...

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United Nations Seeks $6.6m Support For 41m People Affected By Famine

EDITOROctober 5, 2021

by EDITOROctober 5, 2021074

United Nations has appealed for the support of 6.6 billion dollars to help 41 million people in danger of sliding into famine as the world...

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World Health Organisation Decries Inadequate Palliative For the Needy

EDITOROctober 5, 2021

by EDITOROctober 5, 2021067

World Health Organisation (WHO) says that global demand for care for people with life-threatening illnesses will continue to grow as populations, age and the burden...

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Nigerian Doctors Suspend Two Months Old Strike For 6-Week

EDITOROctober 4, 2021

by EDITOROctober 4, 2021061

The National Association of Resident Doctors has called off its two months old industrial action nationwide. President of the association, Dr Godiya Ishaya said the...

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DR Congo: Abuse allegations amid Ebola outbreak ‘a sickening betrayal of the people we serve’

EDITORSeptember 29, 2021

by EDITORSeptember 29, 2021062

Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN health agency’s response to an Ebola outbreak in the...

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World Health Organisation And Partners Call For Urgent Action On Meningitis

EDITORSeptember 28, 2021

by EDITORSeptember 28, 20210159

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have launched the first-ever global strategy to defeat meningitis – a debilitating disease that kills hundreds of thousands...

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Pfizer Negates Nigerian Doctors’ Strike, Calls For Alternatives

EDITORSeptember 26, 2021

by EDITORSeptember 26, 2021037

Pfizer Nigeria’s Country Manager, Mr Yinka Subair, has urged Nigerian doctors and other health workers to be wary of industrial action as the only potent...

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588 doctors wrongly benefitted from Medical Residency Training Fund will pay back – FG

EDITORSeptember 6, 2021

by EDITORSeptember 6, 20210125

BY AGENCY REPORTER Nigerian Government has vowed the 588 doctors that wrongly benefitted from the Medical Residency Training Fund will have to pay back the...