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Niger Govt, GGHN Partner To Deliver Healthcare Services To Remote Communities
News Investigators Nigeria
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July 6, 2025
News Investigators/ Niger government says it had partnered with Georgetown Global Health Nigeria (GGHN) to deliver health and nutrition services to women and children in hard-to-reach communities in the state. Ibrahim Dangana, Commissioner for...
Police rescue 35 kidnapped victims in Niger
Daily Post
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July 6, 2025
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 35 kidnapped victims, including women and children, who were being held captive by suspected bandits. According to the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the victims...
Niger trains health workers to boost response to child malnutrition
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 6, 2025
The Niger State Ministry for Primary Health Care has Niger trains health workers to boost response to child malnutrition launched a capacity-building programme aimed at addressing Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) among children through the training...
Niger Govt moves to curb child malnutrition, trains health workers on SAM
Daily Post
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July 4, 2025
Amid rising cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition, SAM, among children, the Niger State Ministry for Primary Health Care said concerted efforts are ongoing to improve life-saving services in nutrition stabilization centers in order to reduce...
Niger disasters claimed 500 lives in 8 months - NSEMA
Nigerian Eye
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July 2, 2025
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency has said that Emergency disasters claimed more than 500 lives between September 2024 and May 2025. The agency made this known on Wednesday while briefing journalists on the efforts by the agency to...
Niger disasters claimed over 500 lives in eight months- NSEMA
Punch
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July 2, 2025
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency has said that Emergency disasters claimed more than 500 lives between September 2024 and May 2025. The agency made this known on Wednesday while briefing journalists on the efforts by the agency to...
Niger Declares State of Emergency on General Hospital Minna
News Central TV
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July 2, 2025
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has declared a state of emergency on the General Hospital in Minna, emphasising the urgent need for a complete renovation of the aging facility. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Minna through a...
Niger Govt Begins Major Overhaul of Minna General Hospital
The News Chronicle
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July 2, 2025
In a bold step in Niger State redesign of healthcare delivery, Governor Mohammed Umar Bago made the declaration of an emergency intervention on General Hospital, Minna, by calling for the outright reconstruction of the aged hospital. The...
Shettima to open national summit on nutrition, food security
Punch
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July 3, 2025
Vice President Kashim Shettima will, on Monday, July 7, 2025, declare open a three-day national summit on nutrition and food security. Themed “Curbing Malnutrition and Food Insecurity Through Effective Synergy,” the summit is organised by the...
Significant Predictors of Azithromycin in Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis: A Systematic Review
Dove Medical Press
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July 3, 2025
Introduction Azithromycin (AZM), a second-generation macrolide antibiotic, is an erythromycin synthetic intermediate derivative with a 15-membered lactone ring azalide parent structure. It was developed by Pfizer and then approved by the Food and...
Analysis of the Clinical Symptom Improvement and Recurrence Rate in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media Patients Treated with Combination Therapy: Combination of Ofloxacin and Dexamethasone
Dove Medical Press
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July 3, 2025
Introduction Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) is a common ear disease with a high prevalence worldwide, particularly in developing countries where its incidence is even more significant. The primary characteristics of this condition are...
Healing the Nation: Pate’s silent war against Nigeria’s Broken Health System
Pulse
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July 3, 2025
From delivering sharp immunisation interventions to pioneering universal healthcare reforms, Pate has transformed both local systems and Nigeria’s health reputation.1) Early life and BackgroundPate was born on September 6, 1968, in Misau, Bauchi...
Niger Governor declares state of emergency on general hospital Minna over dilapidated condition
Nairametrics
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July 1, 2025
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has declared a state of emergency on the General Hospital Minna, citing the urgent need for a complete overhaul of the deteriorating facility. The declaration was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday in...
Niger: Gov Bago declares state of emergency on General Hospital Minna
Daily Post
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July 1, 2025
Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has declared a state of emergency on the General Hospital Minna, citing the urgent need for a total overhaul of the dilapidated facility. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Minna by the Special...
Reps seek emergency relief for Niger, Kwara victims
Punch
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July 2, 2025
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, expressed grief over the recent floodings that ravaged Mokwa in Niger State and parts of Edu Local Government Area in Kwara State, resulting in the loss of lives and extensive property damage. It,...
France's nuclear giant says its Niger uranium mine is nearly bankrupt
Business Insider Africa
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July 2, 2025
French uranium miner Orano has warned that its majority-owned joint venture in Niger, SOMAIR, is nearing bankruptcy following nearly a year of export restrictions imposed by the country’s military-led government. Niger, responsible for...
Reps Lament Fatal Flooding in Niger, Kwara
Point Blank News
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July 2, 2025
The House of Representatives has expressed profound grief over the recent catastrophic flooding that ravaged Mokwa in Niger State and parts of Edu Local Government Area in Kwara State, resulting in massive casualties and extensive property damage....
Justification Of The Study Of Caucasian Psychology
Modern Ghana
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Black people had successfully established the two most important civilizations in the world: the Mesopotamian-Babylonian Civilization and the Nubian-Kemetic Civilization, that is, the Egyptian Civilization which had ushered the world into dynamic...
Feature: Training boosts Traditional Chinese Medicine skills among Nigerien healthcare workers
Xinhua News Agency
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NIAMEY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- "A tiny silver needle, when applied to the right acupoint, can bring notable relief to patients, we have seen this firsthand," said Mamane Daou, general director of the General Referral Hospital of Niamey. Speaking at a...
Minna General Hospital No Longer Serving Health Needs of Our People, Bago Declares
This Day
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July 2, 2025
•Thumbs down on state of facility •Mimiko: Nigeria must re-strategise to recover the brain drain in health sector Fidelis David in Akure and Laleye Dipo in Minna Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has thumbed down the Minna general...