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50% Healthcare facilities globally lack basic Hygiene services – Report

Latest Joint Monitoring Programme report by the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children Fund says half of healthcare facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based sanitisers.

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CDC seeks timely Detection, Response to curb Polio

The United States Government, through its Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, said the threat of wild polio re-emergence and the circulating variant of poliovirus two, calls for timely detection and response by Nigeria.

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Yobe approves Employment of 134 Health personnel

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved the employment of 134 health personnel to boost healthcare delivery in the state.

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NMA warns against Assault on Medical Personnel

The Nigerian Medical Association, FCT Chapter, has cautioned against attacks on medical personnel with advice on patients and their relations to channel their complaints to appropriate departments.

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Crude Prices Fall After OPEC+ Agrees To Raise Output Targets

Oil prices fell Monday after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August. Exports from key producers via the Strait of Hormuz are also recovering, potentially adding to global supplies. Brent crude futures fell 41 cents, or 0.57%, to $71.71 a barrel in early trading after settling 0.45%...

Sierra Leone’s Fishermen Say Illegal Foreign Trawlers Destroying Livelihoods

On Sherbo Island off Sierra Leone's coast, local fishermen haul in their nets the traditional way — with a dozen or more hands pulling together to bring the catch ashore. But residents say hauls have been shrinking for years, and they point to one consistent cause: large...

25 Killed, 100 Injured in Sri Lanka Prison Clashes

At least 25 people have died and roughly 100 more were injured following clashes between two groups of inmates at a prison in Negombo, Sri Lanka, according to two police sources and a hospital source who spoke to Reuters. The violence broke out Sunday between convicted prisoners and...