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<description><![CDATA[ Community-led monitoring has improved tuberculosis detection and healthcare delivery in four primary healthcare centres in Bayelsa State between July and September 2026. ]]></description>
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<title>Bayelsa Evacuates 15 Persons From Streets For Rehabilitation</title>
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<title>Doctors In Abia Threaten Indefinite Strike Over Abducted Surgeon</title>
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<title>JOHESU Strike: FG Orders Hospitals to Enforce ‘No Work, No Pay’, Sustain Emergency Services</title>
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<title>Abia State: One Test Positive For Monkeypox</title>
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<title>ABSACA Conducts 3&#45;Day Training For Secondary School Teachers On Family Life And HIV Education. (FLHE)</title>
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<title>Family Planning In Abia State: A Tale of Poor Funding, &amp;quot;User Fees&amp;quot; and TCI’s Impact</title>
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