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COVID-19: Over 3,000 Deaths Recorded In 2 Years – NCDC

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), yesterday, said COVID-19 pandemic response recorded the l…

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‘Doctor’ Caught With Forged Certificates in Gombe Hospital

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria on Monday said it apprehended a fake medical doctor in Gom…

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Lassa fever Killed 21 in One Week, Says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said in its latest report that Lassa fever killed …

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Community Pharmacists Seek Inclusion in Lagos Health Insurance Scheme

Lagos State chapter of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria has called on the state g…

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Lassa fever: Neglected Disease, Neglected Patients

“Everything felt strange,” says 14-year-old Nneoma Okonogha, who was treated for Lassa fever—a virus…

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NAFDAC Procures 73 Vehicles, Moves against Peddlers of Falsified Medicines, Unwholesome Food Products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commissioned 73 brand …

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NiBUCAA Advocates Need for HIV Self-Test

The Nigeria Business Coalition Against AIDS (NiBUCAA) has stressed the need for Nigerians to embrace…

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‘Only 8,145,416 Nigerians Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19’

Two years after the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Nigeria and almost one year after the first sho…

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Lassa fever: Death Toll Hits 86 As Cases Spread to 21 States

At least 86 people have died of Lassa fever within the first seven weeks of 2022, according to the l…

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COVID-19: NCDC Registers 34 Additional Infections, 18,004 Discharges

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says 254,428 coronavirus cases have been confirmed ac…

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World Doctors Bemoan Russian Aggression in Ukraine

The World Medical Association, WMA, has deplored what is described as the ’unprecedented aggression …

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Reps Probe NPHCDA, COVID-19 Vaccination Centres, Database Funds

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to overhaul the operations of the Port…

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1.7m Access HIV/AIDS Treatments in South-East in 2021 – NACA

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has said no fewer than 1.7 million patients accessed HIV…

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NCDC Says Nigeria’s Infodemic Management System Effective

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in collaboration with Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria and…

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Nigeria Records 42 New COVID-19 Cases Across Four States, FCT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday reported 42 new COVID-19 cases from four states …

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Kaduna Records Over 10,000 Tuberculosis Cases in 2021 – Official

The Kaduna State Government said it had identified 10,901 tuberculosis patients in the state as of D…

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Why Nigeria Emerged COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacture Base — Presidency

Barely one week after Nigeria emerged as one of six African countries to champion the production of …

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Lagos, FCT, Three Others Report 27 New COVID-19 Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases from four states an…

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Gunmen Kidnap Medical Doctor on Duty in Akwa Ibom

Gunmen on Tuesday stormed the premises of the Cottage hospital, Ikot Ekpaw, Mkpat Enin Local Governm…

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Outcome of Research on Herbal Medicine May Take Time – UNIMED VC

The University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State has said the creation of an herbal medicine centre wi…

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