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Uduaghan Challenges Doctors on Maternal Healthcare

DELTA State governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has challenged gynaecologists and obstetricians to strive…

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Bandits in Guinea Steal Blood Containing EBOLA

  . Blood samples stolen from a minibus en route to test centre . The robbers are thought…

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Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy President Parleys with Ministry of Health

  The NSP President, Taiwo Oyewumi, led a delegation of NSP executives, which also included…

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Federal Government Circular on Appointment of Non-Medical Officers as Consultants

  COMPLIANCE WITH THE JUDGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA (NCIN) ON TH…

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Doctors Duplicate Job At National Hospital

Medical doctors at the National Hospital, Abuja, ave taken over services previously provided by nu…

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Radiology Centres Should Be Manned By Practitioners – Abe

Discuss the theme of this year’s World Radiology Day The theme of this year’s Intern…

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Abia Govt, Health Workers Fight Over Pay

UMUAHIA-THE stand off between the ABIA state government and the state Council of Medical Health Wo…

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Report on Meeting Held Between JOHESU and Representatives of the Federal Government by Oni Nelson

The Meeting started at about 6:30pm due to late arrival of other stakeholders especially represent…

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NATIONWIDE STRIKE UPDATE: FG/ JOHESU Meeting Deadlocked

The meeting between the federal government and the Joint Health Sector Unions yesterday was deadlo…

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Using Simulation, Telemedicine, LUTH Trains Doctors on Laparoscopy, Other Surgical Skills

WITH increasing technology and innovation, surgerie, which normally are done by cutting patient&rs…

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Nigerian Student Among the Best in The Philippines

From the Republic of the Philippines came an honour for Nigeria. Cynthia Oluchi Nworgu, a Nigerian…

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STRIKE UPDATE: JOHESU Meeting With FG

  - Strike continues... Johesu meeting to summon state and local government hospitals to…

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Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Performs Two Kidney Transplants

Three months after successfully carrying out three Open Heart Surgery (OHS) on patients at the hos…

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Ebola: NMA Wants W’ African Travellers Tested

The Nigeria Medical Association has urged the government to ensure that passengers coming into the…

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Malaria In The Time of Ebola

The Ebola scare has been defeated and hopefully we will see no reoccurrence in our shores. This ha…

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Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki Reacts to NUAHP Strike

  Sequel to a circular from the federal ministry of health dated novmeber 6 2014, member…

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Lung Cancer Prevention

  . Avoiding risk factors and increasing protective factors may help prevent lung cancer…

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Multi-Drug Resistant TB On Increase!

•Patient recounts ordeal   Beatrice Okeke (not real name), was diagnosed with tuberc…

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Health Records Officers Get New Curriculum

The Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria (HRORBN) has developed a new curriculum …

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Cuban doctor working in Sierra Leone diagnosed with Ebola

  A member of the 165-member medical team Cuba sent to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone has been…

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