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High Cost, Ignorance, Bane of TB Treatment in Nigeria

LIVING with Tuberculosis, TB,     is not an attractive proposition by any standard. No o…

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44 Million Nigerians at Risk of Schistosomiasis, Say Experts

It has emerged that about 44 million Nigerians across 34 States and the Federal Capital Territory …

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Dental College Rector Decries Funding challenges

RECTOR of the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, Dr. Kehinde Sofoluwe, has e…

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Communique issued by the Associaton of Psychiatrist Nigeria at the End of Her 46th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference

The 46h Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Association of Psychiatrists in Ni…

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FMC Umuahia Resident Doctors to Resume Strike

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, Abia State may c…

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Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

Summary of the Proceedings of the 2015 6th Annual Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Institute …

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Govt Should Provide Leadership For Health Sector’

The three tiers of government in the country have been urged to provide leadership for the country…

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Doctors Launch Free Telemedicine Services In Nigeria

A network of medical doctors will be attending to various healthcare needs of Nigerians through a …

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Women Besiege Hospital For Fibroid Embolisation In Lagos

The establishment of a hospital to carry out Uterine Fibroid Embolisation (UBE) in Lagos appears t…

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German Pharma Provides Nigeria $5m Worth Of Drugs To Tackle Schistosomiasis

A German pharmaceutical giant, Merck, has donated some praziquantel tablets worth $5million US dol…

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Why Pharmaceutical Institute Must Be Properly Funded – Akintayo

The immediate past President  of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN),  Olumide A…

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Ebola Global Response was 'Too Slow', Say Health Experts

A slow international response and a failure of leadership were to blame for the "needless suf…

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Moderate Coffee Drinking May Reduced Death Risk –Study

This is good news for those who still cherish their daily cup of coffee. Scientists say moderate c…

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Health Benefits of Walnuts During Pregnancy

Are you pregnant and you are good in looking the other side when you see walnuts? You are not bein…

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Nasarawa Assembly Warns Against Quackery In Health Sector

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA) has warned health practitioners in the state to desist…

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Liberia Monitors over 153 Ebola Contacts as Virus Re-emerges

Liberia has placed 153 people under surveillance as it seeks to control a new Ebola outbreak in th…

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Faulty Radiotherapy Machines; Soccour for Cancer Patients as UCH Ibadan, UBTH Make Arrangements

Following complains by cancer patients across the country in accessing treatment, there is the nee…

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Borno to Vaccinate 1m Children Against Measles

The Borno State government is targeting one million children for vaccination during this year&rsqu…

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FG to Eradicate Measles by 2020

The federal government is working towards eradicating measles from Nigeria within the next five ye…

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‘Accessing Nigeria’s LGs Healthcare Challenging’

There is urgent need to address the challenges facing Nigerians in accessing health services at th…

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