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Kwara Records Major Gains in Child Vaccination as Malnutrition Rates Drop — Report

Kwara State has recorded improvements in childhood immunisation and nutrition, with pentavalent vaccine coverage rising to 50.4% and the proportion of unvaccinated children falling to 27.3%, according to a new national health survey.

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NCDC Defends ₦100,000 Weekly Payments to Ebola Contacts in Quarantine

NCDC Director-General Jide Idris says the agency introduced ₦100,000 weekly payments as temporary emergency support for people quarantined after an imported Ebola case, citing their disrupted livelihoods and the need to maintain public-health precautions.