Top Ten News Items on Health out of Nigeria - 14 October 2017

HEALTH NEWS

Sahara Reporters, 12 October 2017
Monkeypox: FG denies vaccination in South-East
The Federal Government, through the National Centre for Disease Control, has denied executing vaccination against monkeypox in the South-East or any part of Nigeria.
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Punch, 10 October 2017
Malnutrition, threat to national development, say Dogara, Health Minister, UNICEF, Others
Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara and the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole on Monday painted a gloomy picture of Nigeria’s growth and development with over a million of its children dying from malnutrition annually.
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Premium Times, 11 October 2017
Nigeria commences major review of health sector; public doctors may be barred from private practice
The Nigerian government on Wednesday commenced moves for a major review of the health sector including whether or not doctors in public hospitals should engage in private practice.
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New York Times, 07 October 2017
As cancer tears through Africa, drug makers draw up a battle plan
In a deal similar to the one that turned the tide against AIDS, manufacturers and charities will make chemotherapy drugs available in six poor countries at steep discounts.
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PM News, 11 October 2017
NIMR Research Laboratory gets international accreditation
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research's Centre for Human Virology and Genomics Research Laboratory has been accredited by the International Standards Organisation.
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News Agency of Nigeria, 04 October 2017
Nigerian govt to begin mass yellow fever vaccination December – Minister
The federal government will begin a nationwide vaccination against yellow fever by December, the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole has said.
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Thisday Live, 09 October 2017

FG to permanently shut open drug market by 2018

The federal government has said that all open drug markets in Nigeria will be permanently shut by December 31, 2018.
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PM News, 12 October 2017
Northern Govs. select GE to boost healthcare development
The Northern States Governors Forum NSGF has selected GE Healthcare, as a long-term partner to revitalize healthcare infrastructure in the Northern States.
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Tribune Onlne, 12 October 2017
World Bank disburses N12m to private medical practitioners in Ondo
About eight private hospitals in Ondo state on Thursday benefited from the N12 million investment credit from a World Bank assisted project sponsored by Nigeria State Health Investment Project (NSHIP).
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Daily Post, 03 October 2017
Niger, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sign MoU to transform health sector
The Niger State government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth N1.2 billion for the transformation of the primary health care system in the state.
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WEEKLY BLOG RECAP

Nigeria’s Race to the 2020 Goal of 90-90-90; An ambitious target to end AIDS

In 2014, an estimated 36.9 million people were living with HIV worldwide of which 3.2 million were estimated to be in Nigeria. The figures were daunting, but the challenge was accepted under what is now known as the 90-90-90 goal. With this started an ambitious plan to ensure that by 2020, 90% of the world population living with HIV know their status, 90% of those who know their status are placed on drugs and 90% of those on drugs have achieved viral suppression. But even this herculean task was not the end-vision. The ultimate goal is that by 2030, the world would see an end to the AIDS epidemic. The work to mobilise governments, institutions and people around this goal started immediately.

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