en-ng-hotdailynews: 2015-04-24 Nigeria Health

Africa may miss 75% reduction rate in malaria cases, deaths, says WHO
The Guardian Nigeria
IN spite of the progress made so far, African countries are not likely to attain the World Health Assembly target of 75% reduction in malaria cases and deaths by 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. WHO has also stressed the urgent need to ...

Fight intensifies against malaria   Financial Times
Malaria kills over 1200 children a day: UNICEF   Xinhua
World Malaria Day: Supporting the World Health Organization's Vision of a World ...   Huffington Post
Voice of America
Economic Times
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4.3m Children Immunised Against Poliomyelitis In Lagos
Leadership Newspapers
Lagos State government yesterday said 4.3 million children have been immunised against childhood preventable disease especially poliomyelitis in the recently concluded National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDs) exercise in the state. The special adviser on ...

Nigeria records no polio case in nine months   The Guardian Nigeria
Lagos immunises 4.3m children   The Nation Newspaper
Vanquishing a virus   The Globe and Mail
WorldStage
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3.2million Nigerians still living with HIV
TheCable
The Society for Family Health, a non-governmental organisation, says more than 3.2 million Nigerians are still living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Bright Ekweremadu, managing director of the society, said this in Abuja on Thursday during a ...

3.2 Million Nigerians Now HIV-Positive, Says SFH   The Streetjournal
Society for Family Health says 3.2million Nigerians living with HIV   DailyPost Nigeria

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WHO Commends Nigeria For Interrupting Polio Transmission
CHANNELS TELEVISION
polio_victims The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Nigeria for interrupting Polio transmission within the last eight months. According to the Country Representative of the WHO, Mr Rui Gama Vaz, Nigeria has made much progress in ...

Decline in vaccination rates can pose risk   Lexington Dispatch

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All must take part in immunisation week
Zambia Daily Mail
THE wellness of a nation is judged by the health situation, especially the health of children under five years of age. All efforts are put in place to ensure that as these children grow, they are prevented from disease and they grow as healthy children. This is why ...

WHO: Global health organisation launches 'African Vaccination Week'   Pulse Nigeria
Nationwide Immunisation Of Children Under 5-Yrs Begins On Friday   Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Child vaccination vital-First Lady   ZNBC

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In Niger Republic: Schools shut down to curb meningitis outbreak
Pulse Nigeria
A total of 905 cases have been recorded in 7 of the country's 8 regions, but mostly in Niamey and Dosso where it is now endemic. Published: 23.04.2015; Onnaedo Okafor. Print; eMail · play Health Minister Mano Aghali has explained that schools have been ...

Meningitis Outbreak Niger, Schools Shut Until Monday   spyghana.com

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Foreskin Facials: Would You Try One?
CBS Local
The anti-aging industry is a billion dollar one, and both men and women will try just about anything to get a youthful appearance. Better known as a HydraFacialMD, the treatment claims to be highly effective at improving overall skin health and remedying fine ...

Is the “Foreskin Facial” the Beauty Industry's Weirdest Treatment?   Bella Naija

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'Happy Sweat' Is A Thing And It May Be Contagious
Huffington Post
If you're happy and you know it, sweat it out. When you experience joy, you produce chemical compounds that others pick up on when they smell your sweat, according to a small study just published in the journal Psychological Science. Those chemicals ...

Need a Mood Boost? Smell a Happy Person's BO   Care2.com

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