2015年9月25日 星期五

2015-09-26 Nigeria Health


The News
   
WHO delists Nigeria from polio-endemic countries   
The News
It is good news for Nigeria as the World Health Organisation, WHO, late Friday announced that polio is no longer endemic in the country. “This is the first time that Nigeria has interrupted transmission of wild poliovirus, bringing the country and the ...
Nigeria Reaches Milestone: No Polio Cases for a Year   Voice of America
Nigeria Has Stopped Polio, WHO Says   Wall Street Journal
Polio is Gone From Nigeria, WHO Says   NBCNews.com
KCEN-TV   
i24news   
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DailyPost Nigeria
   
Civil society drags Okonjo-Iweala before EFCC over refund of $2.2m to GAVI   
DailyPost Nigeria
Okonjo-Iweala-new The Civil Society Network Against Corruption, CSNAC, has sent a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the refund of US$2.2 million by the federal government to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and ...

US$2.2 million GAVI refund: Group petitions EFCC, demands probe of Okonjo-Iweala   Premium Times
WHO lauds Okonjo-Iweala on new appointment   Daily Times Nigeria
WHO Welcomes Okonjo-Iweala's Appointment As GAVI Chair   Leadership Newspapers
SaharaReporters.com   
THISDAY Live   
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Vanguard
   
Living with cancer: We are down but not out   
Vanguard
A diagnosis of cancer is bad, but a diagnosis of cancer in Nigeria is often described as end of the road. Ask any of the thousands of cancer survivors and several millions of persons living with cancer and they will tell you about the many faces of cancer.
Amazing tales as cancer survivors, caregivers meet   The Nation Newspaper

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UN News Centre
   
In Malawi: 2.8m people face hunger in Malawi   
Pulse Nigeria
This is according to a statement issued in New York by WFP Representative for Malawi, Coco Ushiyama. Published: 25.09.2015; Pulse News Agency Local by NAN. Print; eMail. search. Image. Mellisa Gates enjoys a conversation with Malawi natives Twitter ...

2.8m People Face Hunger In Malawi, Warns WFP   Leadership Newspapers
WFP warns of worst food crisis in Malawi, shortage of funds for relief operations   Xinhua
Malawi: UN Warns of a Food Crisis   New York Times
Big News Network.com   
MENAFN.COM   
Voice of America   
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Vanguard
   
Caribbean village: Where female children grow penis at puberty   
Vanguard
GIRLS in a remote Caribbean village are becoming boys when they hit puberty due to a rare genetic disorder. One in 90 children born in Salinas in the Dominican Republic grow a penis in a natural transformation from female to male. Known as the ...

Meet the Girls Who Naturally Grow Penises at Age 12   First to Know
Genetic disorder that turns Caribbean girls into boys at puberty   The Times (subscription)

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The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
   
'Goat Man' recounts his ewe-turn in life   
The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
goat man A British man who wanted to “take a holiday from being human” is sharing his experiences after spending time in the Swiss Alps — living as a goat. Thomas Thwaites, a graphic artist from London, used specially made prosthetic limbs to enable ...

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CBC.ca
   
Volkswagen's emissions & Martin Shkreli's ambitions: BUSINESS WEEK WRAP   
CBC.ca
Volkswagen dominated the news cycle this week, with news that the German automaker has been installing software on its diesel powered cars aimed at acing emissions tests while surreptitiously belching out up to 40 times the legal limit of nitrogen ...
Drug Price Gouging?   Reason (blog)
Old-Drug Price Hike 'Perversion of the System,' Biogen CEO Says   Bloomberg
Multiple factors cause high prescription drug prices in US   San Angelo Standard Times
Lexington Herald Leader   
Washington Post (blog)   
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New York Times
   
New Drugs Prove More Effective in Treatment of Kidney Cancer, Studies Find   
New York Times
New studies of two drugs, showing that each works better than the standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer, should lead to changes in patient care, researchers said on Friday. One study, of the drug nivolumab (sold as Opdivo), was stopped ahead of ...

Bristol's Opdivo boosts kidney cancer survival beyond two years   Reuters
Exelixis Announces Positive Results from METEOR Phase 3 Pivotal Trial of ...   MarketWatch
Two new kidney cancer drugs 'work'   BBC News
South Wales Guardian   
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People Magazine
   
1.5-Pound Preemie Born on Cruise Ship at 23 Weeks: 'It's a Miracle He's Here ...   
People Magazine
She's not exaggerating: Haiden was born at just 23 weeks old, a time frame that put his chances of survival between 15-30 percent. Complicating matters: The fact that his parents, Emily and Chase, were on a cruise ship 100 miles from land and 14 hours ...

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Dispatch Times
   
John Healey MP goes pink in Parliament for charity   
Dispatch Times
“Being a model is not only a chance for me to get glamorous, I also hope it helps others see there is life after breast cancer and you can feel fabulous and feminine again”. Heather Williams remembers the early days of her breast cancer treatment.
Breast cancer ribbons could be a scheme   wwlp.com
Turn your office pink for breast cancer   NYSE Post
Isles MSP wears it pink for for breast cancer   Steelers Lounge (blog)
Pulse Headlines   
York Daily Record/Sunday News   
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