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Ehanire Meets With Resident Doctors Assures Them That Their Interests Will Be Protected

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has charged the newly elected EXCOs of the Nigerian Associati…

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NMA’s Proposed Medical Tests for Politicians

THE recent suggestion by the Nigerian Medical Association for mandatory physical and psychiatric eva…

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Nurses Seek Improved Investment in Health Sector

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has appealed to the federal and state gover…

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NAFDAC Gets New Acting DG

A director of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Dr Monica Eimunjeze,…

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NCDC Registers 975 Lassa Fever Cases, 177 Deaths In 11 Months

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the cumulative case of La…

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Lassa Fever: 26 States Record 975 Cases

The number of Lassa fever confirmed cases has increased to 975 as of November 6, 2022, according to …

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Blood Unsafe for Use After Leaving Bank – Experts

Experts in blood banking and transfusion medicine have warned that it is unsafe to transfuse blood t…

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Hospital Moves Against Diabetes with Free Screening, Mass Education

Lagos-based specialised facility on management of diabetes, endocrine and metabolism conditions, Rai…

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Ogun Plans Research Institute at OOUTH To Immortalise Salako

In its quest to promote and encourage research in the medical field, the Ogun State Government has p…

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Medical Council Hails Wike for Inaugurating Tertiary Healthcare Facilities

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has upgraded the state University Teaching Hospital, saying it i…

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UNTH, Swedish Experts Collaborate on Neurosurgical Interventions In Enugu

A team of neurosurgeons from Sweden and University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku- Ozall…

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‘Tackle Health Sector Brain Drain, Increase Training Funding’

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has called for adequate funding of residency training t…

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Kudos To MDCAN Over ASUU Strikes

The leadership and members of the Medical and Dental Consultants of Nigeria, MDCAN, deserve a pat on…

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Nurse In Police Net for Defiling 14yr-Old-Girl Inside Hospital

A male nurse, Austin Etim, who works with the General Hospital, Calabar,  has been arrested by the p…

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Funding For Doctors’ Training Not Enough – NARD

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has called for adequate funding of residency training t…

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24m Adults Living With Diabetes In Africa, 58% Die Before Age Of 70, Says WHO

Twenty-Four million adults are living with diabetes in Africa, and the figure is projected to rise b…

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Why Nigeria May Top Cholera Cases Worldwide Again — NCDC DG

What has been the most challenging aspect of your role since you assumed office?I was appointed from…

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Lassa Fever: Bauchi Records 16 Deaths, 130 Cases

The Bauchi State Government says it has recorded 16 Lassa fever deaths and 130 confirmed infections …

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Doctors Migration Not Peculiar to Nigeria – Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said the migration of doctors to foreign countries is…

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57,000 Nurses Left Nigeria in Five Years – NANNM

The President of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Michael Nnachi, said over …

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