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Monkeypox Spreads to 15 States, Cases Now 36 – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said 36 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the countr…

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Abia Doctors Embark on Indefinite Strike over Colleague’s Abduction

Medical Doctors in Abia, under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association, on Tuesday, began an i…

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We’ve Spent $6b To Fight HIV in Nigeria, Says U.S.

Since 2023, the United States government said it had contributed over $6 billion to strengthen syste…

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Over 1.5m Zamfara Residents Receive COVID-19 Vaccines – Official

Dr Tukur Sama’ila, the Executive Secretary, State Primary Health Care Board (PHCB), in Zamfara, says…

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PCN Seals 514 Pharmacies in Adamawa

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 514 pharmacies in Adamawa State for failing to c…

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Anti-Lassa Fever Campaign Begins In Edo

Chief Medical Director of Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital (IUTH), Okada, Prof. Nosakhare Baz…

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World Blood Donor Day: WHO Decries Acute Blood Shortage in Nigeria, Other Low-Income Countries

As part of activities to mark the World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), today, June 14, the World Health Org…

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NMA Calls for Release of Kidnapped 74-Year-Old Doctor in Abia

The Nigeria Medical Association has called on Abia State Government and security agencies to redoubl…

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Scientists Record Cancer ‘Cure’ Breakthroughs

There is renewed hope for an eluded cure for cancers as scientists, in four independent studies, rec…

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Jubilation as Ugwuanyi Restores Land to Enugu Health Workers

There was jubilation in Enugu State on Friday as Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi formally restored 230 plo…

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State Hospitals Worst Hit by Brain Drain, NMA Laments

The Nigerian Medical Association has decried the deplorable state of health facilities owned by stat…

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Monkeypox Spreads Worldwide, 1,472 Cases in 33 Non-Endemic Countries

Cases of monkeypox have continued to soar worldwide, even as scientists at the United States Centre …

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Malaria Consortium Distributes 3.8 Million Insecticide-Treated Nets in Anambra

Soludo tasks residents on healthy living, and environmental hygieneMalaria Consortium said it has co…

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97 LGs Record Suspected Lassa Fever Cases, Casualties Rise

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday said there has been a significant increase in the…

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Why More Doctors Will Leave Nigeria to Practise Abroad

The newly elected President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Uche Rowland Ojinmah, in …

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Meningitis, Measles Kill Over 100 in Jigawa

Outbreak of meningitis and measles in seven local councils of Jigawa State has claimed over 100 live…

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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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