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Jigawa to Train 50 Medical Students in China

The Jigawa State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abba Zakari Umar, yesterday said the state governmen…

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Babcock University Performs First Heart Surgery

BABCOCK University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State recorded another milestone last Thursday, as the firs…

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Palliative Care is Needful in Nigerian Health Sector, Says Kolawole

The Chairman of Kwara State zone of Hospice and Palliative Care Association of Nigeria, (HPCAN), D…

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We Must Reduce infant Mortality Rates

Last week, consultant pediatrician Dr Efunbo Dosekun raised the alarm that up to seven hundred new…

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HIV Prevention BreakThrough: ARV to the Rescue…

Now, there’s no longer any need for partners of people with HIV (serodiscordant couples), to…

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Ministerial Nominees: NMA, Groups Laud Buhari Over Osagie, Ngige

Edo Political Platform for Good Governance (EPPGG), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for …

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Council Seals 178 Medicine Stores in Rivers

The Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) said at the weekend that it sealed 178 patent medicine…

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Rotary Takes Free Health Care Services To Nigerians

Rotary District 9123 last weekend marked its three-day annual Family Health where it offered free …

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Govt Spending for Family Planning Drops

Despite commitments to increase chances for families to plan their child bearing, new analysis of …

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Green Peas Lower Blood Pressure, Prevent Heart Disease

Although considered to be a fruit, this widely available vegetable is not only delicious but healt…

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A Report Card the Doctor Doesn’t Want to Take Home

I got my report card the other week, and I must say I didn’t do very well. I’m pulling…

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Mobile Cancer Centres For Blindness Prevention

October 8, 2015 was World Sight Day (WSD), an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday …

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UK: Nigerian-Born Doctor Denies Manslaughter Charge Over Boys Death

The Nigerian-born doctor, Hadiza Bawa-Garba, charged with manslaughter over the death of a patient…

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Ebola Scare: Text of a Press Briefing by the Federal Ministry of Health

This Press Briefing should be seen and taken as the official response to the rumours of a suspecte…

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Johnson & Johnson Starts Ebola Vaccine Trial in Sierra Leone

  Johnson & Johnson has begun clinical trials for an Ebola vaccine in Sierra Leone. &…

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Aisha Buhari Reiterates Commitment To Improve Maternal Health

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has reiterated her commitment to improve maternal hea…

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Stigma, Discrimination Violate Mental Health Dignity—-Expert

One in four adults in Nigeria will experience mental health difficulties in his life time, said Co…

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Ebola Scare hits Nigeria Again, 10 Quarantined in Calabar

University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, has quarantined ten persons following the death of …

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Trail Blazing Rivers State Doctor Set to Visit Russia for World Health General Assembly

Dr.Gbujie Daniel Chidubem, a Universty of port harcourt teaching hospital staff will be joining th…

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Cross River Dismisses Ebola Rumor At Calabar Teaching Hospital

Sunday Omini, Director of Public Health in the state Ministry of Health, said this on Thursday in …

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