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NIGERIA'S HEALTH SECTOR IN 2025: RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

The year 2025 is already underway, and Nigeria’s health sector is at a crucial juncture. The year 20…

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SYNLAB CALLS FOR STRONGER COLLABORATION TO BUILD RESILLENT HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM

To strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare sector and improve access to quality medical services, SYNLAB, pr…

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GLOBAL HIV INFECTIONS COULD RISE SIXFOLD IF US CUTS FUNDING, UNAIDS DIRECTOR WARNS

Winnie Byanyima, executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, says …

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MEDICAL CONSULTANTS BEGINS STRIKE TO DEMAND CONMESS FOR CLINICAL LECTURES

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, South-West Zone, has declared an indefin…

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HOW NIGERIA CAN TACKLE TUBERCULOSIS - EXPERT

Dr Olayemi Olupitan is the Project Director of the Global Fund (GF) Grant Cycle 7 Tuberculosis/HIV p…

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JAPA: ONE DOCTOR ATTENDING TO 1,800 CANCER PATIENTS

The Nigerian Cancer Society ( NCS) says the high rate of health worker-migration  popularly called ‘…

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BAND A: NIGERIA'S TEACHING HOSPITALS FACE CRIPPLING ELECTRICITY COST

LAGOS — Skyrocketing electricity costs are crippling Nigeria’s teaching hospitals, jeopardising crit…

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ELECTRICITY AS MEDICINE: HIDDEN COSTS OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE IN DARKNESS

For over three months, Nigeria’s premier teaching hospital, the University College Hospital (UCH), I…

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PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS DESERT UCH WARDS AS HEALTH SERVICES DECLINE

The public power crisis rocking the University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, is taking an embarra…

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JAPA, UNDERFUNDING, INEFFICIENCY UNDERMINING NIGERIA'S PUBLIC HOSPITALS

Nigeria is facing a critical shortage of skilled health professionals. Public hospitals are grapplin…

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FG TO ESTABLSH TRADITIONAL MEDICINE DATEBASE, RESEARCH FARMS

The Nigerian Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) has said it is working towards creating a d…

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GERMAN HOSPITAL PARTNERS NBSA, AKTH TO IMPROVE BLOOD TRANSFUSION SAFETY

A hospital in Germany – the Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (UMG) has partnered with the National Blo…

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EXPERT URGES FREE TESTING, SUBSIDISED, VACCINES TO PREVENT HAPATITIS

A consultant Public Health Physician at Ikorodu General Hospital, Dr Yetunde Odusolu has called for …

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FG HARPS ON PREVENTIVE APPROACH TO TACKLING CERVICAL CANCER

The Federal Government has said that a preventive approach to cervical cancer and other diseases is …

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OYO MOVES TO STRENGTHEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES DELIVERY

The Oyo State government released last year’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Hea…

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MSF URGES GOVT TO PRIORITISE ELIMINATE NOMA DISEASE

The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on the Federal Government to prioritise noma disease a…

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WHY FG IS EXPANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO CRITICAL PATIRNTS

Federal Government has explained that the motive behind expanding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) a…

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REPS URGE FG TO DECLEAR STATE OF EMERGENCY IN HEALTH SECTOR

The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in…

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MINISTER TOURS NEW EDO ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, CAUTIONS STAFF AGAINST JAPA SYSNDROME

BENIN CITY – THE Minister of State for Health, Dr. Sadiq Salako on Tuesday embarked on a facility of…

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FG TO CLAMPDOWN ON UNLICENSED MEDICAL LABS

The Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, has said the Federal Government would shut down…

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