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Nigeria: Nurses, ICRC Unite Against Attacks On Health Workers, Facilities

[Leadership] The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other stakeholders have moved to de-escalate attacks on health facilities across the country.

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WHO warns Africa off track on Malaria goals as climate change threatens elimination push

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 8— Africa is off track to meet its malaria reduction targets, with climate change, biological resistance, shrinking donor funding and inadequate intervention coverage threatening…

  • WHO warns Africa off track for 2030 malaria elimination goal
  • Climate change, drug resistance, funding gaps threaten malaria elimination
  • Africa accounts for 94% of global malaria cases and deaths

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