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One in six people globally affected by infertility – WHO

Around 17.5 per cent of the adult population – roughly one in six worldwide – experience infertility…

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Nigeria Misses Malaria Vaccine Application Window

Nigeria has not applied for the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, as the second application widow for the …

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Healthcare Workers’ Shortage May Hit 10m by 2030, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation said investments in education, skills, and decent jobs for health need…

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Reuters Report: Yobe Specialist Hospital Denies Record of Abortion Assaults

The Borno State Specialist Hospital said it did not record any sign of sexual assaults among women a…

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Nigeria Records Five New COVID-19 Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in the country.The n…

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Group Asks Govt to Halt Maternal Mortality

A public health organisation, Nigeria Health Watch, has expressed concerns over the increasing rate …

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NAFDAC Seals Onitsha Drug Store

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Friday burst a sexual enhancemen…

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Appoint Substantive National Hospital CMD, NMA tells FG

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the President Muhammadu and the Minister of Heal…

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Lassa Fever Kills 22 in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency recorded 22 deaths from Lassa fever cases ac…

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‘26,371 Tuberculosis Cases Detected in Kano, Last Year’

No fewer than 26,371 cases of Tuberculosis (TB) were diagnosed and notified in Kano State in 2022 by…

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MLSCN Begins E-Registration

Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has announced the commencement of online regis…

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Experts Lament Nigeria’s Spending Of N800b To Import Malaria Drugs, Antibiotics

Experts have lamented that over N800 billion is spent on the importation of malaria drugs, antibioti…

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Using Bleaching Cream Can Cause Cancer, NAFDAC Warns

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has raised the alarm about the prol…

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Russia-Ukraine War: Reps Ask Medical Council, JAMB, Others to Consider Returnee Students

The House of Representatives has urged the relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Fede…

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Lassa Fever Kills 142 In 11 Weeks

The death toll from Lassa fever in Nigeria so far this year has risen to 142, according to the Niger…

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Every Ward Deserves Primary Healthcare Centre – Speaker

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has said every ward in the state …

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NAF Disowns Online Admission Into Medical School

The Nigerian Air Force has dismissed an online notification of admission into National Diploma/Highe…

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Ehanire Seeks Private Sector Partnership for Sustainable Healthcare

MDCN won’t lower standard to contain foreign-trained doctors, says registrarMinister of Health, Dr. …

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Man Attacks Ondo Doctor, Nurse With Cutlass Over Son’s Death

Drama ensued at the Mother and Child Hospital, Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Saturday as a yet-t…

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Lagos Hospital Screens Students for Oral Health

The Orile Agege General Hospital has screened 2,500 students from schools as part of events marking …

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