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Tuesday, 27 December 2016 - 10:57am

Spine Fixed In Abuja Successfully

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Spine Fixed In Abuja (SFIA): Yes we can and we do safely. So why travel abroad.

Sunday, 25 December 2016 - 9:38pm

Brazilian women shun pregnancy due to Zika

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More than half of young Brazilian women have shunned pregnancy due to Zika, which can cause birth defects, according to research released Friday.

Sunday, 25 December 2016 - 9:16pm

Ebola vaccine may be ‘up to 100% effective

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A prototype vaccine for Ebola may be "up to 100 percent effective" in protecting against the deadly virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.

If all goes well, the vaccine could become available in 2018 under a fast-track approval process, it said.

Sunday, 25 December 2016 - 9:11pm

Nigeria records 273 Lassa fever cases, 149 deaths in 2015/16

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Nigeria recorded the largest outbreak of Lassa fever in its history between 2015 and 2016, with 273 reported cases resulting to 149 deaths, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said on Friday

Chikwe Ihekweazu, Chief Executive Officer of NCDC, said this in a statement in Lagos.