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Gates Foundation commits to improved maternal health, others

Gates Foundation commits to improved maternal health, others

By Oyebola Owolabi The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has promised greater commitment to ending maternal mortality, especially from Post Partum Hemorrhage (PPH). Co-Chair of the Foundation, Bill Gates, made the promise while addressing journalists

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Bill Gates visits Nigeria Tuesday, to discuss nutrition solutions with stakeholders

Bill Gates visits Nigeria Tuesday, to discuss nutrition solutions with stakeholders

By Oyebola Owolabi Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, will be in Nigeria Tuesday, September 3, to discuss health challenges, innovations and efforts at boosting nutrition in Africa. This forms part

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Lagos, stakeholders commit to fight food insecurity

Lagos, stakeholders commit to fight food insecurity

 By Oyebola Owolabi Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed his administration's commitment to partner key stakeholders to drive initiatives that will uplift the state’s agricultural sector, reduce waste, and ensure that every Lagosian has

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Pathfinder International, CCSI preach collaboration to improve maternal health 

Pathfinder International, CCSI preach collaboration to improve maternal health 

Stakeholders in the health sector have reiterated the importance of collaborative advocacy towards achieving sustainable progress in maternal health across Nigeria. The call was made during a webinar organised by Pathfinder International, in partnership with

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Pathfinder International, CCSI preach collaboration to improve maternal health 

Pathfinder International, CCSI preach collaboration to improve maternal health 

Stakeholders in the health sector have reiterated the importance of collaborative advocacy towards achieving sustainable progress in maternal health across Nigeria. The call was made during a webinar organised by Pathfinder International, in partnership with

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Cholera kills 103 in 3,623 cases

Cholera kills 103 in 3,623 cases

The cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed 103 lives from 3,623 suspected cases across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) reported that the cases

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Foundation lifts 700 police widows, orphans with health insurance

Foundation lifts 700 police widows, orphans with health insurance

A United-States based charity organization, Kedrick Scribner Foundation, has lifted 700 widows and orphans of police officers with free health insurance. This forms part of its humanitarian campaign to support widows and children of deceased

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Stakeholders call for action to stem maternal death from bleeding

Stakeholders call for action to stem maternal death from bleeding

By Oyebola Owolabi Stakeholders have called on the government and other stakeholders to advocate policies and actions towards ending maternal death arising from Post-Partum Hemorrhage (PPH). According to reports, PPH is the leading cause of

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Osun enrolls 244,000 residents for health insurance

Osun enrolls 244,000 residents for health insurance

From Toba Adedeji, Osogbo  The Osun State government has enrolled about 244,000 residents into the Osun Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS). Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Rasaq Akindele, said 13,462 enrollees are from the informal

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Oyo targets over 639,049 pupils for HPV vaccination

Oyo targets over 639,049 pupils for HPV vaccination

The Oyo State government yesterday launched the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine into the Extended Programme on Immunization (EPI), targeting girls between ages 9 and 14 years. Executive Secretary of the Oyo State Primary Healthcare