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Hospital Workers Protest Ebola Victim’s Body In Teaching Hospital’s Morgue

University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) workers protested yesterday against the stora…

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Over 20,000 People May Contract Ebola – WHO

The World Health Organisation has raised fresh alarm that over 20,000 people are at risk of contra…

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National Primary Health Care Development Agency to Reward Pregnant Women

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) yesterday inaugurated the Benue State…

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'Promising' Ebola Vaccine To Go Into Trials - And It Could Be Available By The End Of The Year

  . 60 healthy volunteers will be given the vaccine next month in Oxford trial . If …

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Trial and Error - Ebola Cure Offers Cautious Optimism - Heartbreak By Rodney D. Sieh

  Hopes were high recently when a consignment of the experimental drug ZMAPP arrived in Ebo…

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Academic Clamour for Collaboration In Health Sector

Stakeholders in the health sector in a symposium organised by the Bigeria Association of Pharmacis…

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Police And Pharmacists Unite Against Drug Adulteration

The Inspector-General of Police, Acting IGP Suleiman Abba, NPM, NPOM, mni, has reaffirmed the supp…

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Overseas Nurses And Midwives 'Face Shorter Assessments'

Nurses and midwives who complete their training in hospitals outside Europe will now face shorter …

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Amosun Promises Prompt Payment Of Arrears To Midwives, Nurses

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has assured protesting Midwives posted …

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Forum for Local Government Nurses and Midwives Blame Govts for Incessant Strikes

Nigerian Nurses, under the auspices of the Forum for Local Government Nurses and Midwives, FOLGONM…

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Nigeria Advises Male Survivors Of Ebola Attack To Avoid Sex for 7 Weeks

The Federal Ministry of Health has advised men who were treated and discharged of Ebola virus to a…

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Bank Set To Curtail Medical Tourism

• Launches medical loan product *(L-R) Dr Tayo Bello, Chairman, Lagos State Health Facility…

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Failed States On Polio Immunisation

The degree of concern state governors have for the health and welfare of the electorate that voted…

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Press Briefing by the Minister of Health on Ebola in Rivers State

The total number of cases of EVD cases so far reported in Nigeria stands at fifteen (15). The tota…

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Ebola Scare: Rivers Investigates Health Worker’s Death

The Rivers State government declared yesterday that it is carrying out an investigation into the p…

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Fate of 16,000 Sacked Resident Doctors Top NMA Agenda In Awka

The fate of the 16,000 sacked resident doctors in the country will today top the agenda of the Nig…

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Ebola: Danger Not Over —FG

THE Federal Government has warned against unnecessary euphoria over the apparent containment of th…

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FG Approves Draft Bill For 21 Medical Centres

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the draft bill for an Act to establish Federal…

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RESIDENT DOCTORS UNSURE OF WORK STATUS

Resident doctors remain uncertain about their work status following  the suspension of the re…

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ADADEVOH’S SISTER TESTS NEGATIVE, DISCHARGED

The Lagos State government yesterday denied reports that the younger sister of the late Dr. Stella…

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