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NMASTRIKE: University of Uyo Teaching Hospital CMD Shuts Down Electricity

Reliable information reaching us from Uyo, capital city of Akwa Ibom State is that the Federal Gov…

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SUNNEWS EDITORIAL: NMASTRIKE - An Annual Ritual for all Kinds of Reasons

When doctors in the public sector embarked on a total nationwide strike on July 1, 2014, Nigerians…

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NMA STRIKE: Minister of Health Warns Doctors not to Test Government Might and Patience

Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu has warned members of the National Medical Association not to…

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NMASTRIKE- Video: I Don't Agree Fully with NMA, Obembe Disgraceful - Dr.Okor

UK Based Brain surgeon Douglas Okoh and Baba Aye of the Medical and Heath Workers Union of Nigeria…

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Amazing! Patients Pay Doctors To Use Surgical Equipment At Igbobi Hospital

Adeyoyin Olatayo’s coming to Lagos again in January 2014 after many years of visiting the ci…

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Malaria: Disarming a Killer At Large

For several centuries, Africa was tagged the “white man’s graveyard,” no thanks …

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#NMAStrike: The Journey So far!

Greetings from the President Dr. Kayode OBEMBE, NOC members and the negotiating team of our Associ…

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INVITATIONS TO THE IMO STATE 2014 NURSING WEEK

  You are cordially invited to participate and partner with us in the upcoming Imo State Nu…

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The virtual cadaver: Medical students will be able to 'dissect' image of human body just by touching hi-tech device

  . Anatomage Table shows images of life-sized bodies and insides at any angle . Stu…

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Liberia: Nurse Who Survived Ebola Cautions Colleagues

A nurse at the Tellewoyan Memorial Hospital in Voinjama is cautioning health practitioners across …

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Lagos Approves 10-Day Paternity Leave For Civil Servants

LAGOS – Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has approved 10 days paternity leave for a…

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As Doctors’ Strike Bites, NDDC’s Health Mission Rescues The Sick

As doctors’ strike continues to bite, residents of  communities in the Niger Delta are …

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Doctors Demands Justifiable - Majority Leader; Lagos House of Assembly

Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Ajibayo Adeyeye, yesterday declared support …

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NMA STRIKE: Reps Threaten Warrant of Arrest Against Health Minister

The House of Representatives today threatened to issue warrant of arrest against Minister of healt…

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‘How To Resolve Rivalry In Health Sector’

Dr. Mike Omotosho is the Managing Director/ Chief Oversight Officer of Sustainable Healthcare Init…

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Diabetes Diagnosed With Cheap, Portable Microchip Test

AS childhood obesity rates rise, so do rates of type 2 diabetes in children. Coupled with the rise…

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World Health Organisation Recommends That All Gay Men Should Take Antiretroviral Medicine to Halt HIV Epidemic

The World Health Organisation has announced for the first time that all men who have sex with men …

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FG, Norwegian Govt Sign $15m Grant For Maternal, Neonatal Deaths Reduction

The Federal Government on Friday signed a tripartite agreement of 15 million dollars (N2.46 billio…

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Alcohol Does Not Benefit The Heart, Claims New Study

A new BMJ study finds that even among people who drink only light to moderate amounts of alcohol, …

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JOHESU May Embark on Strike in Enugu, Issues 21 Days Ultimatum

JOINT Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) in Enugu state has given the State government 21-days ultimatu…

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