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How National Measles Campaign was Carried out in Sokoto

Measles   is a killer of children under five and as part of efforts towards eradicating the d…

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​Fayose wants NMA to Tackle Quackery in Medical Profession

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has charged the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to check qu…

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Postgraduate Medical Education in Nigeria: Past, Present and Future

I am extremely delighted to be invited by the Sponsors of the Frontiers on Medical Education (FME)…

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PSN President becomes honorary Consul-General of Pakistan in Nigeria

The President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Ahmed Ibrahim Yakasai, has been formally…

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NHIS Targets Enrolment of 45m Nigerians Next Year

THE National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) yesterday unveiled an ambitious programme to enrol bet…

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Consumption Of Quail Eggs Can Boost Immune System, Says Nutritionist

A nutritionist at Garki Hospital, Abuja, Miss Yemisi Olowookere, has said that the consumption of …

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NAFDAC Destroys Banned, Fake Products Worth N15m in Kebbi

The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kebbi on Monday destroy…

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MLSCN Harps On Quality Assurance For Medical Lab Practitioners

Medical laboratory practitioners in the country have been urged to as a matter of urgency embrace …

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WHO Deploys Emergency Response Team To Ethiopian Ministry Of Health

The World Health Organisation (WHO), said in Geneva on Monday that Ethiopia was facing serious hea…

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Health Insurance: N67.5bn To Be Spent On 45m Nigerians In 2016

For effective health care delivery, irrespective of age and gender, the National Health Insurance …

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Counterfeiting: Still a Hard Nut to Crack

Counterfeiting of products has been identified as the major issue confronting the National Agency …

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Kidnappers of Fed Medical Centre Staff Demand N7m Ransom

The abductors of a pharmacist with the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Mrs Queen Adeyeye,…

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Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy Writes Minister of Health, Urge Promotion of a United Front Among Health Professionals

The National President of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy has written an open letter to the h…

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Tracking Attacks on Health Workers – Don’t Let Them Go Unnoticed

In the early hours of 3 October, rockets slammed into a Médecins Sans Frontières (MS…

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UCTH Nurses, Midwives Begin Indefinite Strike

The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) chapter of the National Association of Niger…

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RE: Federal Medical Center Lokoja Recruitment Addendum

Federal Medical Center Lokoja addendum to vacancy for the post of Medical director published in Ni…

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Guinness Nigeria Has a Veritable Legacy at LUTH – CMD

Guinness Nigeria has received glowing commendations from the management of the Lagos University Te…

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LUTH Doctors Advise Nigerians to Prevent Heart Diseases with Walk

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Monday urg…

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HIV/AIDS: 1.2 Million People To Be Tested In AMAC, Bwari

In order to meet up with the target deadline of having an AIDS free country, 90% of residents of A…

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NMA Wants 1 Per Cent Tax For Health Sector

Nigerian Medical Association(NMA) has called for the immediate implementation of its suggestion th…

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