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The Lagos State Government has launched an aggressive campaign to eliminate viral hepatitis, offering free screening, vaccination, and massive public education across the state. The campaign, unveiled to mark the 2025 World Hepatitis Day with the theme “Hepatitis: Let’s Break It Down,” targets elimination of the disease as a public health threat by 2030. Commissioner…
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has commended the United States Senate for voting to retain full funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) after initially considering a $400 million cut. In a bipartisan decision reached in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers agreed to preserve the funding for the global health programme,…
When 32-year-old Mary Jonah, who uses a wheelchair, went to a hospital in Kano, she waited for hours to see a doctor. Tired, she fell asleep while waiting for her turn. When she woke up, everyone had gone home. The nurses had attended to everyone else and left her behind. “No one called me or…
When 32-year-old Mary Jonah, who uses a wheelchair, went to a hospital in Kano, she waited for hours to see a doctor. Tired, she fell asleep while waiting for her turn. When she woke up, everyone had gone home. The nurses had attended to everyone else and left her behind. “No one called me or…