Dr Jude Oko, a member of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abuja chapter, has said that no fewer than 190,000 children die of diarrhoea in Nigeria every year.

Women in Kenya are enjoying a higher life expectancy than men, living to an average of 67.5 years compared to 63 for men.

NINE people died of diarrhoea countrywide during the first week of this month, Ministry of Health and Child Care said yesterday.

BERHAMPUR: Altogether 3,434 students of government-run residential schools in Kandhamal district have tested positive for malaria.

Water-logged Howrah, South 24 Parganas adding to number of cases

With pneumonia emerging as one of the leading causes of mortality amo-ng children under five years of age, the government is considering introduction of Pneumococcal vaccine in the Universal Immuni

PATNA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Authorities in Bihar have made it mandatory for candidates contesting village elections to have a toilet in their home as part of a move to improve sanitation i

The health department found over 70,000 children suffering from diarrhoea in a door-to-door survey of houses conducted in the state.

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