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‘Only 13 Pharmacists in Kwara’

Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, Mr. Francis Olayiwola, has…

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Ebola Death Toll More Than 2,900 –WHO

The World Health Organisation has announced that the number of people killed by the Ebola Virus Di…

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Health Workers Give FG 15-day Ultimatum

HEALTH workers, under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has given 15 days ultima…

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Woman Saves Three Relatives From Ebola

  . Fatu Kekula has cared for four of her family members with Ebola, keeping three…

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Community Pharmacists Decry Proliferation Of Fake Drugs

AS Pharmacists all over the world today celebrate the World Pharmacists Day, Nigerians have been a…

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Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Becomes First Teaching Hospital With ISO 15189 Accredited Laboratory in Nigeria

A MAJOR milestone was recorded in the history of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in the Health s…

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Drug Counterfeiting: Stakeholders Call For Proper Regulation, Stricter Laws

THE Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP) has called for a proper regulation and…

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Pharmacists Want Senate To Adopt Harmonized National Health Bill

• Propose participation in home care for chronic patients  • Congratulate member,…

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Skin Cells Can Be Engineered Into Pulmonary Valves

Researchers have found a way to take a pediatric patient’s skin cells, reprogram the skin ce…

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Health Workers Threaten Fresh Strike Over' Breaches' by FG

Health workers have threatened indefinite industrial action if agreements reached between them and…

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Medheights Pharmacy Partners UK Firm to Boost Safe MotherHood

Maternal and Fetal effects of nutritional deficiency in pregnant women have been identified as the…

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Nigeria Was Perpared Before First Ebola Virus Case, Says Chukwu

• More Nigerian doctors volunteer to tackle condition • Commissions National Trauma Ce…

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Another Crisis Looms In Health Sector:Workers Berate Govt For Conceding to NMA Conditions

• Say, it’ll resume strike Pix: From right: Olumide Akintayo, President, Pharmaceutic…

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Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Fifteen Days Ultimatum

The secretary to the government of the federation, Three arms zone, central area, abuja   …

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National Union of Allied Health Professionals Tackle FG, NMA On Surgeon-General, CONMESS

The National Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) yesterday warned the federal government …

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NMA Urges Support for Liberia, Others To Combat Virus

The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association in Osun State, Dr. Suraj Ogunyemi, has urged the …

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Hope Rises As New Malaria vaccine Lands in 2015

Malaria, a disease that kills no fewer than 300, 000 Nigerian children under the age five , annual…

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Homosexuals, Others Record Highest HIV/AIDs Infection In Nigeria – Survey

Homosexuals and commercial sex workers top the table of people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, a …

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Pharmacists Overestimate Patients’ Understanding of Medical Terms

Pharmacists overestimate patients’ understanding and recognition of medical terms more than …

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Sierra Leone: 130 Ebola Cases Found in Lockdown

Health teams that went door-to-door in Sierra Leone found 130 confirmed cases of Ebola during a na…

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