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(L-R) Mr Tayo Hamzat, the female highest Donor Barrister Hajara, Representative of Minister of Health, highest male donor, Nathan Akpan, and officials of FMOH

Nigeria commemorates 2021 World Blood Donor Day, targets voluntary donations 

Abuja, 16 June, 2021 - Nigerians are encouraged to become voluntary…
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Blood products collected from donors - photo credit

Donation of blood saves lives, but only a few Nigerians are voluntary non-remunerated donors

Abuja, 15 June, 2021 - "I am a regular blood donor. I usually donate…
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Giving 110%: Eswatini’s early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines 

Giving 110%: Eswatini’s early rollout of COVID-19 vaccines 

“I didn’t think that I could get COVID out here in my village,” says…
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Blood donation rate falls in Africa in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Blood donation rate falls in Africa in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Blood donation has fallen by 17% in the African region in the wake of…
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Drop in blood donations add to maternal health threats in Africa

Drop in blood donations add to maternal health threats in Africa

Just half of the blood needed for transfusion each year in the…
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Mauritius new budgetary measures ensure sustainability of its national COVID-19 vaccination campaign and encourage local manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines to better fight the pandemic

The Minister of Finance presented the 2021-22 Budget on Friday last…
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UN staff donating the blood during the WBDD commemorations

Keeping the world beating

Every year, on the 14th of June, countries around the world celebrate…
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Ethiopia to vaccinate 2 million against cholera in Tigray region

Ethiopia to vaccinate 2 million against cholera in Tigray region

Ethiopia today officially launched a preventive oral cholera…
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