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Health

Mosquito net maker Vestergaard seeks partner for Nigeria plant

Nigeria is poised to become the first manufacturing hub in West Africa for insecticide-treated nets in the fight against malaria. Vestergaard Sàrl announced Tuesday that...

Nigeria is first African country to receive mpox vaccines

Nigeria has become the first African nation to receive mpox vaccines, a crucial step in combating the spread of the virus. The country received 10,000...

UNICEF warns of rising mpox cases among children in Africa

Children and vulnerable communities are at the sharp end of an expanding outbreak of mpox in Eastern and Southern Africa. More than 200 confirmed cases...

New drug gives total protection from HIV and is easy to use

Researchers have announced a significant development in the fight against HIV with a new preventative drug that demonstrates 100% efficacy in clinical trials. U.S-based Gilead...

$4 million grant to fight eye condition common among 40-year-olds in Nigeria, India

RestoringVision has been awarded a $4 million grant from Founders Pledge to address presbyopia at scale in India and Nigeria, the organization said. This investment will enable RestoringVision to implement three large-scale...

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