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Doctor Bags Six Months Suspension for Alleged ‘Indecent’ Relationship with Patient

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has suspended a medical practitioner, Dr. Michael Owoicho-…

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WHO Fears Africa May Not End TB By 2030

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Africa might not achieve tuberculosis (TB) leg of the S…

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NMA Urges Yahaya Bello To Pay Medical Doctors’ Full Salary

Kogi State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to Governor Yahaya Bello t…

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NPHCDA, NSSF Plan to Vaccinate 70% Nigerians

As part of the universal call for coordinated activity at the global, regional, national, and local …

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Pharmacies Should Consider Collaboration To Thrive –AHA Boss

The Group CEO of Advantage Health Africa, Abimbola Adebakin, has said more community pharmacies will…

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‘Cross River Needs 2,000 Nurses to Fill In Manpower Gap’

National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Cross River State Chapter, has urged Governor B…

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Adeyeye Claims Inheriting Bankrupt NAFDAC

Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof.…

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Pay Doctors’ February Salaries, NMA Urges Kogi Gov

The Nigerian Medical Association has urged the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to direct the f…

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Lassa Fever Kills Doctor, Health Worker In Zaria

Lassa fever has reportedly claimed the lives of a medical doctor, Dr. Abubakar Saleh Moriki, and a h…

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Nigeria Loses 112 People to Lassa Fever In 3 Months — NCDC

A TOTAL of 112 persons have died of Lassa fever in Nigeria since the beginning of 2022 out of 3,079 …

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NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians on Recall of 5 Brands of Male Sex Enhancement Pills

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has been notified …

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Pharmaceutical Society Tasked on War against Substance Abuse, Fake Drugs

The Vice Chancellor, University of Benin, Prof. Lillian Salami, has tasked the Pharmaceutical Societ…

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60 Children Infected As Measles Hits Benue IDP Camps

There has been an outbreak of measles in some Internally Displaced Persons’ camps in Benue State. Ou…

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Over 70% of Drugs Dispensed in Nigeria Substandard – NPHCDA

The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency has said over 70 per cent of medical drugs being …

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Edo Govt Seeks Stakeholders’ Support to Tackle Lassa Fever

The Edo State Government has called for the support of residents and other stakeholders in addressin…

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Doctors to Meet Ngige Over Non-Payment of Hazard Allowance

Members of the Nigerian Medical Association and its affiliates such as the Nigerian Association of R…

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Enugu Communities Lament Decayed Hospital Facilities, Mortuary Fully Functional, Doctors, Nurses Abandon Duties

Ikem General Hospital in the Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State is currently in a shambles…

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Dearth of Veterinary Doctors Worries NVMA

Worried about the low number of nonprofessional veterinarians in government service, the Nigerian Ve…

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Oral Health Day: Expert Advises Nigerians On Dental Care

The Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) has stressed the need for Nigerians to embrace good oral hygie…

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Oral Health Day: Expert Advises Nigerians On Dental Care

The Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) has stressed the need for Nigerians to embrace good oral hygie…

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