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PCN Seals 25,000 Premises, Convicts Five Pharmacists in 8 Years

No fewer than 25,000 pharmaceutical premises have been sealed up by the Pharmacists Council of Niger…

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Shell Inaugurates Second Phase of Health Programme in Bayelsa Communities

Oil and gas firm, Shell, has inaugurated the second and final phase of its comprehensive health care…

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World Food Day: Nigerians Don’t Need Medicines, If They Eat Right — NAFDAC

The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Moj…

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WHO Moves To End Hepatitis By 2030

The World Health Organisation says it is committed to eradicating hepatitis by the year 2030 while e…

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50 Million Nigerians Suffering From Hypertension – Neurologist

A Professor of Neurology, and Dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ibadan, Prof. Mayowa…

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UPTH Set for Open-Heart Surgery, Procures Equipment

Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Prof. Henry Ugbom…

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NAFDAC Seeks Collaboration with Pharmaceutical Distributors on Drug Traceability Plan

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has urged pharmaceutical distributo…

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WHO Confirms 780 Monkeypox Cases in 27 Countries

The World Health Organisation said on Sunday that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been …

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More Than 700 Monkeypox Cases Globally, 21 in US, CDC Says

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that it was aware of more than 700 …

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Hospital Lauds FG’s Funding

The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu (FNHE), has lauded the Federal Government for the delib…

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Brain Drain: Edo Moves To End Doctors’ Exodus

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on the doctors to support the government’s ef…

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Monkeypox Can Be Transmitted Through Sex, Says NCDC

Monkeypox, a disease endemic to West and Central African countries, can be transmitted through sexua…

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Akwa Ibom Nurses Decry Poor Welfare Service Threaten Industrial Action

Akwa Ibom State Nurses under the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, (NANNM), Akwa …

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Monkey Pox: FG Wants Veterinary Epidemiology Officers, Others to Step up Surveillance

The Federal Government has called on Veterinary epidemiology officers, field surveillance agents and…

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Why Malaria Cases Will Continue To Rise in Nigeria, By WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that malaria cases will continue to increase in Nigeria…

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Nigeria Has No Laboratories Where Monkeypox Virus Is Generated, Says NCDC

THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has refuted claims in some quarters that Nigeria has a…

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Fed Govt Engages Over 6,000 Pharmacies for COVID-19 Vaccination

The Federal Government yesterday started the COVID-19 vaccination in community pharmacies to ramp up…

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NMA Demands NCDC ‘s Action on Containment

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to step up ef…

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Kaduna Records 4,506 TB Cases in 5 Months, Says Official

The Kaduna State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Programme on Tuesday has recorded 4,506 TB c…

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FG Strengthens Community Pharmacies to Achieve COVID-19 Vaccination Target

The Federal Government has unveiled COVID-19 vaccination at community pharmacies to boost Nigeria’s …

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