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Ebola Outbreak: ‘Five Infected Every Hour’ in Sierra Leone

A leading charity has warned that a rate of five new Ebola cases an hour in Sierra Leone means hea…

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WHO recommendation: Developing Countries Should Enroll Medical And Nursing Students From Rural Areas

  Targeted admission of medical and nursing students from rural areas could provide a so…

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Nigeria To Be Certified Ebola Virus Disease Free

First U.S. case was in macaque monkey, says Iwu • Panel on disease meets Oct 8, may continu…

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Cancer Can Be Detected Early, Get Screened Today

For the second time in the year, Nigeria has lost two eminent personalities to cancer. The forme…

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US Quarantines 100 Persons Over Ebola

Health officials in Dallas were assessing about 100 people for possible contact with the Ebola vir…

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UN Ebola Chief Raises 'Nightmare' Prospect That Virus Could Mutate And Become Airborne

  . UN warns Ebola virus currently plaguing West Africa could become airborne, The longer i…

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Fashola Says President Jonathan Cannot Take Credit For Defeating Ebola

  Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday took a subtle swipe at President Goodl…

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Allied Health Workers’ Unions Drag NMA, President to Court

WORRIED by the  incessant strike actions embarked upon by medical personnel, and its attendan…

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Ugandan Doctor Calls for More Blood Donations to Fight Ebola

  The head of a medical team of volunteers from Uganda has stressed the need for more blood…

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Texas Ebola Patient Had Contact With School-Age Kids, Perry Says

  . Officials Are Monitoring Children Linked to Dallas Ebola Patient    Texas…

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How Did The U.S Ebola Patient Escape for Two Days?

  The man diagnosed with Ebola virus in Dallas first started feeling ill on September 24…

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Strikes: Five Allied Workers’ Unions Drag NMA, President Before NIC

Following the incessant industrial actions embarked upon by medical personnel, and its attendant d…

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Church Presents Ebola Kits To Hospitals

The High Life Church, Lagos alongside the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners…

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Nigeria @ 54: Ex-NMA President Decries State of Public Hospitals

The immediate past President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, has condem…

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The National Association of Industrial Pharmacists (NAIP) Inaugurates Scholarship for Pharmacy Students

The National Association of Industrial Pharmacists (NAIP), Kano State chapter has inaugurated an a…

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10 Female UNILORIN Medical Students Awarded Media Trust Scholarship

About 10 female medical students of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) have joined the list of be…

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Liberia: Government Condemns Health Workers At JFK

The Government of Liberia has frowned at health care workers at the John F. Kennedy Hospital in Si…

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World Contraception Day: Experts Seek Improved Access to Contraceptives

Experts have called for increased access to contraceptives to help prevent unwanted pregnancies in…

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At 54, Still Mixed Blessings

At 54, Nigeria has come of age as a mature sovereign nation. As the country marks another independ…

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Nigeria’s Healthcare System Still Largely Deficient

Truly, aside from recent successes in the containment of the Ebola Virus Disease as well as public…

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