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First new HIV vaccine trial begins in Africa
Scientists have launched the first Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) vaccine efficacy study…
75,000 children ‘risk dying of hunger’ over Boko Haram crisis
Some 75,000 children in north-eastern Nigeria risk dying of hunger in "the…
One in seven kids suffers acute air pollution – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that one in every…
HIV/AIDS: Antiretroviral drugs shortage hits Nigeria
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS says it is working to address…
Over 300,000 children under five die from cholera in 2015 – UNICEF
With cholera spreading fast in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti,…
Massive polio immunization campaign to reach 41m children in Nigeria, others – UNICEF
A major health campaign is underway in the Lake Chad Basin area…
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel Medicine Prize for work on cell ‘recycling’
Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan has won the Nobel Medicine Prize for his…
British scientists discover possible HIV cure
A British man could become the first person in the world to…
Malnutrition: 102,000 children miss exclusive breastfeeding in Jigawa — Survey
A recent survey indicated that 102,000 children under five years in Jigawa…
Sokoto to commence anti-malnutrition supplements
Following the continues increase in number of malnourished children in Nigeria especially…