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Healthy living: YEDI targets 4,000 young people

Healthy living: YEDI targets 4,000 young people

To ensure young people stay away from risky behaviour while on holidays, the Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative, YEDI is set for its 5th edition of the annual summer holiday camps tagged ‘Skillz Holiday Camps’ designed to educate youths on healthy habits and important life skills.

NAFDAC re-enforces surveillance, monitoring activities

NAFDAC re-enforces surveillance, monitoring activities

With a donation of six Hilux vehicles by Dangote Group weekend, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC said it is improving monitoring and surveillance activities with a view to ensure that only safe products are in circulation in Nigeria.

Boska reaches out to traders in Kano

Boska reaches out to traders in Kano

HUNDREDS of traders at the Wappa market in Kano weekend benefitted from the ongoing nationwide free medical services organised by Dexa Medica, makers of Boska, under its Pain Free Day initiative programme.

325m people have viral hepatitis — WHO

325m people have viral hepatitis — WHO

As the World weekend marked this year’s World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organization, WHO, has disclosed that, estimated 325 million people worldwide have viral hepatitis even as the 257 million people living with hepatitis B and 71 million people living with hepatitis C have no access to treatment.