Category: Health
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Maiduguri Heat: A Survival Guide for Residents
Children are most at risk during a heatwave. Discover essential tips for keeping your little ones cool and hydrated, from utilizing natural shade to mastering nighttime ventilation in your home.
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Kebbiβs Governor Idris acted swiftly on the Zuru hospital deaths. Accountability is the next step
By Abdulkareem HarunaThe sudden deaths of two young siblings at General Hospital, Zuru, is a tragedy that defies simple comfort. Allegations that a wrongful injection caused their deaths have understandably shaken public confidence in Kebbi Stateβs healthcare system. In moments of such profound loss, the immediate instinct of bureaucracies is often to close ranks and…
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βππππ‘ππ£π ππ£ π©ππ πΎπ§π€π¨π¨πππ§πβ: As Physicians Meet in Maiduguri for Historic Summit
By Abdulkareem Haruna MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA β This week, more than 200 health experts gathered in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, for the 42nd Annual General Meeting of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN). This landmark event is the first of its kind in the state, chosen both for its importance to national security…
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NEDC steps in to stop medical tourism for eye treatment with over N3 billion upgrade of Maiduguri eye hospital
By Abdulkareem Haruna MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – For years, the choice for those suffering from failing vision in Northeast Nigeria was stark: find the small fortune required to travel abroad for surgery, or succumb to a life of permanent darkness. In a bold move to bridge this divide, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has completed…
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Borno State Hits Landmark Health Spending Goal, but Data Gaps Persist ~ AHBN
By Abdulkareem Haruna MAIDUGURI, Nigeria β In a milestone for public health in Northeast Nigeria, Borno State has for the first time met a long-standing continental benchmark for health spending, according to a new report released Friday by the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN). The 2025 Immunization Budget Accountability Scorecard reveals that the stateβs health…
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π½π§πππ ππ£π π©ππ πππ‘ππ£ππ: REMAPSEN Mobilizes African Journalists to Battle ‘Neglected’ Diseases
By Abdulkareem Haruna Millions of the continent’s most vulnerable citizens are still suffering from a group of painful and disabling conditions known as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). These illnesses, while widespread, are often overlooked in the news, leaving them neglected by policymakers and public attention. Today, this is set to change, a the African Media…
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Diphtheria surge overwhelms northern Nigeria, with thousands of recent cases and a stark mortality risk
By Abdulkareem Haruna A severe and rapidly expanding diphtheria outbreak is gripping northern Nigeria, overwhelming health facilities and exposing critical gaps in the region’s medical response. New data from MΓ©decins Sans FrontiΓ¨res (MSF) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reveals a dramatic surge in cases since August 2025, with the crisis concentrated almost…
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Gates Foundation Applauds Borno for Efficient Integration of Vaccination Services
By Abdulkareem Haruna Maiduguri, Nigeria β The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has offered strong commendation to the Borno State Government, praising the high participation rate and what it called an “excellent” integrated strategy being used in the ongoing Measles and Rubella immunization campaign. The endorsement came from Dr. Shina Aladeshawe, a Senior Program Manager…
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Borno Launches Major Immunization Push to Shield Thousands of Children from Disease
By Abdulkareem Haruna Maiduguri, Nigeria β Borno State has launched a crucial, week-long mass immunization campaign aimed at protecting thousands of its youngest residents from a battery of preventable diseases, including measles, rubella, polio, and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The integrated campaign was formally inaugurated on Monday in Maiduguri by the wife of the State…
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61 Years Dedicated Nurse, Who Served Amid Boko Haram Threat Gets New Home, Son’s Job from Governor Zulum
By Abdulkareem Haruna MAFA, Nigeria – It was a day of profound gratitude and public recognition for Mabel Ijeoma Duaka, a 61-year-old nurse whose decades of selfless service in a town ravaged by insurgency earned her a permanent home and a job for her son. Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Tuesday gifted Mrs…
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