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FACTSHEET: Tracking the health of Nigerians over the past five years
In 2018, we produced a factsheet tracking key health indicators in Nigeria over the course of a decade. What does the latest data tell us?
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FACTSHEET: What you should know about the latest malaria vaccine and what it could mean for Nigeria
With the world's highest number of malaria cases and deaths, Nigeria's approval of a new “world-changing” vaccine has been closely watched.
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FACTSHEET: ‘A disease nobody should die from’ – what you should know about the cholera outbreak in South Africa
The outbreak of the waterborne disease cholera has rattled South Africa. What do the public need to know about this latest threat?
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FACTSHEET: What you should know about Marburg virus disease as Nigeria raises the alarm
Marburg disease, caused by a virus related to Ebola, is rare but severe, and often fatal. But what is Marburg and how does it spread?