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Cotonou Hospital Treats Nigeria Ebola Suspect

A hospital in Benin is treating a Nigerian man suspected of having contracted Ebola and authoritie…

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Ebola: US Refuses Nigeria's Request for ZMapp Drug

US health authorities have turned down a request from Nigeria for an experimental drug to combat E…

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Medical, Dental Council to Sanction Erring Members

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, (MDCN) has vowed not to spare any medical doctor who to…

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VERIFIED: Doctors Have not Suspended Strike

Confusion reigned Thursday Evening as National Dailies reported that the Nigeria Medical Associati…

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#Ebola: New Details Suggest Patrick Sawyer Escaped Quarantine In Liberia Before Heading To Nigeria

  . "Because he had contact with somebody who died from Ebola, he was quarantined i…

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#Ebola Virus - Air Passengers Now Mandated to 'Self-Declare' Health Status

  Gwarzo said the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has specially trained personnel at the …

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Government Treating NMA with Kids' Gloves - Akintayo

As the National President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and executive member of the J…

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Legal Defence and Assistance Project Sues Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Over Strike

A rights group, the Legal Defence and Assistance Project, has sued Nigerian Medical Association in…

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Ebola: Nigeria Medical Association Suspend Strike

Doctors in public hospitals on Thursday suspended a nearly five-week long strike over an Ebola out…

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Ebola Virus - Air Passengers Now Mandated to 'Self-Declare' Health Status

DIRECTOR of Port Health Services, member of the Incidence Management Centre (IMC) for the Ebola Vi…

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Nigeria Medical Association (#NMA) Resolves to Continue Strike

The Nigeria Medical Association has resolved to continue with its strike action against the Govern…

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Revisiting The NMA Strike - The Candid Opinion Of A UK-Based Doctor

I feel compelled to write on this subject because of its seriousness and the dearth of objective a…

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Two Victims Of Ebola In Critical Condition

Lagos State Government has said that two out of other five persons currently being treated of Ebol…

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Ebola: Death of Nurse Causes Panic

  •Twitter users lash out at CNN for Mis-labelling Nigeria   The death…

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Ebola - Lagos Health Commissioner Say Situation Is Extremely Dire

  Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris says Ebola situation in Lagos is '…

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Nurses: We will Not Allow Our Members to Sign Death Warrant By Mr. Olufemi Rasheed Tonade, Deputy President, NANNM

  In response to the death of the nurse who contacted the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in L…

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FG Requests For Unapproved Ebola Drug From US

  The Federal Government says it has reached out to the United States Centre for Disease Co…

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Now Ebola Victims Are Left To Rot In The Streets: Terrified Relatives Dump Them Outside For Fear Of Catching Deadly Virus

  . Relatives of Ebola victims are dragging their bodies onto streets of Liberia . D…

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Indian Nurses Trapped In Libya Return Home

A group of more than 40 Indian nurses who were trapped in the fighting engulfing parts of Libya ha…

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Update on the Status of Ebola Virus Disease by the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu

Nigeria has now recorded seven (7) confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The first one w…

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