Health
High blood pressure puts one in four Nigerians at risk, study says
High blood pressure - already a massive hidden killer in Nigeria - is set to sharply rise as the country adopts western lifestyles, a study suggests.
Nov 12, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nigeria first lady describes mystery illness
(AP)—Nigeria's first lady has described details of a mystery illness she had that the country's presidency refused to discuss.
Feb 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Air France suspends Sierra Leone flights over Ebola
Air France said it was suspending its flights to Sierra Leone from Thursday because of an Ebola outbreak that has killed at least 1,400 people in West Africa.
Aug 27, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Meningitis kills 20 Nigerian school students
A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed at least 20 boarding school students and infected hundreds more, the education commissioner in northeastern Yobe state said on Wednesday.
Feb 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A campaign involving Muslim clerics has increased uptake of polio vaccination in Nigeria
A coalition campaign involving imams, Islamic school teachers, traditional rulers, doctors, journalists, and polio survivors is gradually turning the tide against polio vaccine rejection in northern Nigeria, according to ...
Aug 5, 2014
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Health
Nigeria's cities are growing fast. Family planning must be part of urban development plans, says researcher
Nigeria is rapidly urbanizing, with more people living in urban areas than in rural communities. A recent World Bank estimate shows that 53% of the 213 million Nigerians live in urban areas. That's projected to rise above ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Nigeria on 'relentless' drive to eradicate polio
Nigeria will not relent in its campaign to stamp out polio until the crippling disease is completely eradicated, President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday.
Oct 26, 2015
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West Africa responds to huge diphtheria outbreaks by targeting unvaccinated populations
Authorities in several West African countries are trying to manage their huge diphtheria outbreaks, including in Nigeria where a top health official said Thursday that millions are being vaccinated to cover wide gaps in immunity ...
Nov 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kenya bans west Africa travellers amid scramble to fight Ebola
Kenya has become the latest country to ban travellers from parts of Ebola-hit west Africa as Nigeria scrambled to stop the deadly disease spreading through the continent's most populous nation.
Aug 17, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia, WHO says
The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.
May 22, 2013
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