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Li Fuyan, a 30-year-old man from Yunnan Province, had suffered…

Agency More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable…

Sodiq Ojuroungbe The former Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, has called on policymakers to prioritise skin health and integrate it into the primary healthcare system. He emphasised that dermatology must no longer be treated as a peripheral concern but as a fundamental public health issue tied to
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Agency The World Health Organisation on Monday said that no fewer than 871,000 people die worldwide annually from loneliness. According to the WHO commission, one in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, which, along with social isolation, can lead to physical illness. It is said that loneliness increases the risk of strokes, heart attacks,
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Lara Adejoro Clinical lecturers at the University of Calabar, under the aegis of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, have called off their indefinite strike. The lecturers embarked on the industrial action on June 13, 2025, to protest what they described as their deliberate exclusion from the ongoing selection process for the position
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Agency A UN conference aiming to rally fresh support for development aid began in Spain on Monday, with the sector in crisis as US-led funding cuts jeopardise the fight against poverty. At least 50 world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, Kenya’s William Ruto, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and UN head Antonio Guterres,
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Lara Adejoro The National Health Insurance Authority has sanctioned 49 healthcare facilities and 47 Health Maintenance Organisations in 2024 over violations of its operational guidelines, the agency said on Sunday. A statement on Sunday signed by the authority’s acting Director of Media and Public Relations, Emmanuel Ononokpono, noted that the key issues recorded in the
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Abiodun Nejo Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, has urged residents in grassroots communities across the state to increase their patronage of government-owned healthcare facilities for their medical needs. Filani, who appreciated stakeholders for their unwavering support, also encouraged them “to continue mobilising and engaging residents on health interventions at the grassroots level
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