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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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World Diabetes Day (WDD): Over 10m Nigerians Have Diabetes, Kills More Than COVID-19, Cancer

As Nigerians join the rest of the world today, to observe World Diabetes Day (WDD), the Endocrinolog…

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Over 6,092 Health Workers get ECHO Training on HIV, COVID-19

The Extension for Community Health Outcome (ECHO) programme has strengthened the capacity of 6,092 h…

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800 Nigerian Doctors Emigrated in Last Eight Months, NARD Confirms

A study by Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has shown that up to 2,000 doctors have l…

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Lassa Fever Deaths Hit 176, Cases Now 958

The number of Lassa fever cases in Nigeria has increased to 958 as of October 30, 2022. This was rev…

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Pharmacy Bill Will Curb Inappropriate Drug Distribution — PSN

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, has challenged Presidential aspirants of the various pol…

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Enabulele Alerts to Overwork of Young Physicians

President of the World Medical Association (WMA), Dr. Osahon Enabulele, has warned about increasing …

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Pharmacy Bill Will Curb Inappropriate Drug Distribution – PSN

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has assured that the Pharmacy Bill will curb inappropriate dru…

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Kaduna State Vaccinates 5m Persons Against COVID-19

Kaduna State government said on Friday that it vaccinated more than five million persons against COV…

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Nigeria Needs More Dental Care Professionals, Don Declares

A Professor of Orthodontics, Mrs. Idia Ize-Iyamu, yesterday expressed worry over the dearth of ortho…

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COVID-19: Again, NPHCDA Appeals to Nigerians to Get Vaccinated

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has again appealed to Nigerians who are…

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ACPN Accuses NMA Of Suppressing Other Health Workers

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has accused the Nigeria Medical Associati…

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PSHAN to Provide 1 World-class Facility Across 774 LGAs

In order to reduce the high rate of maternal and child deaths amid the decline of infrastructures in…

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WHO Alerts to Circulation of Eight Tainted Baby Syrups

World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm over circulation of eight substandard and conta…

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Community Pharmacists Flay NMA President For Underrating Profession

Members of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have cautioned the president o…

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Nigeria Prepares Against Ebola Outbreak as NCDC Issues Public Advisory

A building of the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) is pictured, amid the spread of the coro…

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Doctors Sensitise Ebonyi Residents to Lassa Fever Prevention

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), on Monday, tasked residents of Ebonyi State on t…

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Lagos Govt Shuts 42 Health Facilities Over Non-Compliance

The  Lagos State Government, through the Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency has s…

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