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Tuesday, 30 August 2016 - 7:39am

Lassa fever: Ekiti convicts 23 for flouting sanitation laws

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In a bid to forestall any outbreak of Lassa fever in the state, the Ekiti State Government has gone hard on violators of sanitation laws.

As a result, 23 persons were convicted and sentenced to jail terms ranging from one to three months imprisonment.

Monday, 29 August 2016 - 2:53pm

Lassa Fever sneaks back into Nigeria

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The respite is over. Lassa fever season is back, and it’s brought Anambra and Delta closer over the River Niger Bridge.

New cases popping up in Asaba have led to the death of a doctor and two others. 

Monday, 29 August 2016 - 12:42pm

Saving Mothers and Babies - an Investment for National Development

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Nigeria remains one of the countries of the world that still records high maternal and child mortality with about 150 deaths among women of reproductive age due to pregnancy complications.

Friday, 26 August 2016 - 8:59am

2,000 Nigerian children die daily of preventable diseases in Nigeria

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No fewer than 2,000 children under five years of age die daily from preventable diseases in Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Development Communications Network, has said.