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Two Nigerian states move to end open defecation
The governments of Ondo and Ekiti states have taken steps aimed at ending open defecation in their respective states. In...
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Gene editing used to eliminate HIV
In a study published July 2 in Nature Communications researchers report a possible new way to eliminate HIV from an infected animal’s genome....
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New head appointed for Nigeria’s insurance scheme, NCDC boss appointed
Prof. Mohammed Sambo is the new head of Nigeria's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). "Following the recommendations of report by an...
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Nigerian health genomics and AI start-up raises nearly $5m funding
54gene (the D.B.A. of Stack Diagnostics), the African-focused healthtech genomics and AI start-up that is leading in the diagnosis and...
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Only Ghana has eliminated trachoma in Africa
Even though the number of people at risk of trachoma which is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, has...
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These countries have HIV-related travel restrictions
UNAIDS and UNDP today released a list of 48 countries with HIV-related travel restrictions. UNAIDS and the United Nations Development...
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Agreement signed to strengthen support to countries in ending AIDS
UNAIDS and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) have signed a strategic framework for cooperation...
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Somalia: Campaign aims to vaccinate 1 million children against polio
Health authorities rolled out a polio campaign yesterday in Puntland and Somaliland to vaccinate more than 940 000 children under...
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Nigerian health tech startup MDaaS raises $1 million seed funding
Nigerian health tech startup MDaaS Global, today announced it has raised a $1m seed funding. The company is building a...
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