Nigeria Health News API

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            "title": "Experts advocate meningococcal vaccine introduction as meningitis kills 34 in Sokoto",
            "description": "Medical experts, epidemiologists, vaccine specialists and public health researchers have urged the Federal Government to urgently introduce the pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine into Nigeria’s routine immunisation programme following a fresh meningitis outbreak in Sokoto State that has killed at least 34 people.",
            "content": "Medical experts, epidemiologists, vaccine specialists and public health researchers have urged the Federal Government to urgently introduce the pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine into Nigeria’s routine immunisation programme following a fres... [5275 chars]",
            "url": "https://healthwise.punchng.com/experts-advocate-meningococcal-vaccine-introduction-as-meningitis-kills-34-in-sokoto/",
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            "title": "What You Need To Know About Hantavirus",
            "description": "Passengers have been evacuated from the MV Hondius, a cruise ship travelling through remote islands near South America and Africa following a hantavirus",
            "content": "Passengers have been evacuated from the MV Hondius, a cruise ship travelling through remote islands near South America and Africa following a hantavirus cluster linked to the vessel, raising fresh concerns among global health authorities.\nHealth auth... [5421 chars]",
            "url": "https://leadership.ng/what-you-need-to-know-about-hantavirus/",
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            "title": "PT Health Watch: Poor awareness, low screening, driving high cervical cancer burden in Nigeria - Expert",
            "description": "The expert explains how delayed diagnosis, limited access to screening, and weak community awareness continue to drive the country’s cervical cancer burden, while highlighting the urgent need for expanded screening, vaccination, and public education",
            "content": "Despite being one of the most preventable forms of cancer, cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Nigeria, with many patients only seeking medical help when the disease is already at an advanced stage.\nHealth ... [4809 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-interviews/880026-pt-health-watch-poor-awareness-low-screening-driving-high-cervical-cancer-burden-in-nigeria-expert.html",
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