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Lassa fever, Cholera, Others Killed 1,084 In 2022
According to an analysis of disease situation reports obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,084 lives were lost to six infections in Nigeria in 2022. These infections which also resulted in 20,375 confirmed cases include Lassa fever, cholera, measles, meningitis, monkey pox, and yellow fever in Nigeria in 2022. The NCDC…
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DR Congo Records New Case Of Ebola Virus
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a new case of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in a city in its northwestern region, four months after the end of the country’s last outbreak. According to a report by the National Institute of Biomedical Research, a 31-year-old male in Mbandaka city tested positive for the deadly virus on Saturday.…
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33% Of Global Droughts Occurs In Africa
The International Monetary Fund has said that African countries experience one-third of the world’s drought and are vulnerable to rising temperatures and extreme weather as a result of their dependence on rain-fed agriculture. The IMF stressed that a single drought can lower a country in the region’s medium-term economic growth potential by one percent. It…
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ADH Community Journalism Fellowship (ACJF) 2022/2023
African Data Hub (ADH) is commencing its Community Journalism Fellowship Programme. This initiative aims to improve the coverage of under-reported issues in local communities across Nigeria, paying special attention to potential solutions with lasting impact towards effective public service delivery, grassroot development and improving the quality of life. Community journalism holds the key to bridging…
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Fact Check: Can Umbilical Cords Be Used As Viable Treatment For HIV?
For over three decades, scientists have tried varying treatments for the cure of HIV with very little progress. Currently, a treatment procedure made the news after a middle-aged American woman became the third ever person to be allegedly cleared of HIV following a transplant of stem cells with blood from an umbilical cord. Could this mean an end to…
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50% Of Nigerian Children Are Unregistered
The United Nations Children’s Fund has said that less than 50 percent of children under five years in Nigeria were registered at birth. In a statement released by UNICEF, it said children in Africa have the lowest birth registration rate globally, with Nigeria accounting for 11 percent of the rate in West Africa. The UN…
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Monkeypox: What To Know About Symptoms and Transmission
The Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services in America has confirmed that an unidentified man who recently returned from a trip to Nigeria tested positive for the very rare monkeypox virus. This case is thought to be the first-ever monkeypox case in Texas. Health officials in America are now frantically searching for other passengers on…
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DR Congo Announces End To Ebola Virus Outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced the fight against the Ebola virus has come to an end. The recent Ebola outbreak infected 12 people in the eastern province of North Kivu and killed six of them. According to the International Medical Charity Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF), the outbreak was…
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New Oxford Vaccine Proven To Be Effective Against Malaria
A newly developed vaccine by the same team behind the Oxford coronavirus jab has shown great promises in the fight against Malaria. The vaccine has been found to be 77 per cent effective in providing protection against the mosquito-borne disease, in what is a major scientific breakthrough for the world. The new vaccine broke the World…
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Cholera Epidemic Kills 55 People In Northern Mozambique
According to UNICEF, 55 people have died of Cholera in northern Mozambique since the beginning of the year. The country has recorded nearly 5,000 cases of the disease among hundreds of thousands of displaced persons forced to abandon their homes and seek refuge with relatives or in camps. Daniel Timme, a UNICEF spokesman in Mozambique…