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NMA Urges FG To Declare Emergency On Brain Drain

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), yesterday, called on the Federal Government to declare a stat…

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NAFDAC Eyes WHO Certification, Builds Seven New Offices

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has said it aims to attain the Wor…

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Cholera Cases, Deaths Surge Amid Nationwide Flooding

There are concerns that more Nigerians are going to get infected and many more may die from nationwi…

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PCN Seals 313 Illegal Medicine Stores in Rivers

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed 313 illegal patent medicine shops and 33 unregistered pha…

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One In Five Persons Diagnosed With Cancer – WHO

One in five persons are diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime, the World Health Organisation s…

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Ngige ill-Advised to Register CONUA, NAMDA, NLC Insists

The crisis over the registration of the two newly registered university-based unions, the Congress o…

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GET, WHO Helped Our Ebola, COVID-19 Fight – Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has said that the world, especially Nige…

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Concerns As COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Stagnates In Africa

World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, said the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) vaccination cove…

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‘Nigeria Has Less Than 100 Trained Radiation Therapists To Treat Cancer’

The Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) said that the country has less than 100 train…

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Nigeria Records 10,745 Cholera Cases, 256 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced a total of 10,745 suspected cases of cholera, i…

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Why Health Sector Experiences Worsening Job Migration – Study

A study conducted by the Senior Executive Course 44 programme of the National Institute for Policy a…

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Cholera Vaccine Shortage Caused One-Dose Strategy – WHO

The World Health Organisation said a strained global supply of cholera vaccines has obliged the Inte…

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FG Appeals To NLC To Allow Registration Of 2 New Unions

The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to rescind its opposition t…

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Pharmaceutical Industry Needs Protection in Free Trade – Manufacturers

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has called on the gov…

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Measles: Bauchi Govt Targets 1 million Children For Vaccination

Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency says it will commence a statewide measles campaig…

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Nigerian professor, Toriola, named Washington University Physician-scientist scholar

The Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States, on Friday, named Prof. Adetu…

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Cholera Kills 231, NCDC Warns Against Poor Hygiene

A total of 2,187 confirmed cases of cholera, including 233 deaths have been recorded in 31 states fr…

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Measles Outbreak Killed 234 In 39 Weeks — NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said a total of 18,545 confirmed cases of measles have be…

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Contaminated Cough Syrups: We Have Measures to Prevent Entry Into Nigeria: NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that measures hav…

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NCDC Confirms 481 Monkeypox Cases, 7 Deaths

Nigeria has so far recorded 1,180 suspected cases of monkeypox. The country also recorded 482 cases …

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