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Private Sector Participation Needed To Develop Health Sector – HFN

The Healthcare Federation of Nigeria has stressed the need for private sector participation to devel…

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‘632 Nigeria-Trained Doctors Practising In Canada as Of 2020’

The Canadian Medical Association has said no fewer than 632 Nigeria-trained doctors were practising …

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Doctor’s Strike: FG, NARD’s Absence Stalls Case

The absence of the Federal Government and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors ( NARD) in th…

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496 Foreign Trained Doctors Fail MDCN Examination

A total of 496 foreign trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conduc…

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Four States, FCT Report 33 New COVID-19 Cases, No Death

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday reported 33 new cases of COVID-19 from four states…

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‘Laboratory Analysts Must Be Involved In Products Testing’

The President of the Society of Testing Laboratory Analysts of Nigeria, Prof. Olugbenga Ogunmoyela, …

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Lagos Plans Clampdown on Unregistered, Alternative Medicine Practitioners

The Lagos State Government through the Traditional Medicine Board has expressed its readiness to enf…

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Nigeria Rejects Donated COVID-19 Vaccine with Six Months Expiry Date – NPHCDA

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has rejected COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by G…

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Doctors Protest Killing of Colleague in Benin, Want Thorough Investigation

Activities at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) were temporarily disrupted, yesterday…

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2022 Abuja Training Schedule for Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Peadiatric Life Support (PALS) First Aid CPR AFD

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS), ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS) AND PEADIATRIC LIFE SUPPORT (P…

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MDCN Inducts 341 Medical Doctors, 16 Dentists

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria on Tuesday inducted 341 medical doctors and 16 dentists.Pr…

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Nigeria Records 75 COVID-19 Infections in 8 States – NCDC

Nigeria on Monday reported 75 new COVID-19 cases in eight States, bringing the total infections to 2…

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Lack of Funds Hindering Implementation of Health Security – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has identified a paucity of funds as one of the major …

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Vaccines Production: 3 Nigerian Varsities Get WHO Certification to Next Stage of Research- TETFund

AS Nigeria intensifies its quest for local vaccines production, drug development, and gene sequencin…

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FG Signs MOU On National Emergency Medical, Ambulance Services

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said NEMSAS would help Nigerians access care during emergenc…

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70% Of Primary Health Centres In Nigeria Lack Drugs, Facilities – NPHCDA

He spoke in Abuja Monday at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the NPHCDA an…

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2021: Cholera Killed 3,062 In 33 States, Abuja – FG

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, yesterday said Nigeria recorded 111,062 cases of ch…

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NAFDAC Seizes Aphrodisiacs in Kaduna

NAFDAC said on Monday that it seized various brands of unregistered aphrodisiacs in Kaduna. An aphro…

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NCDC Reports 38 Additional COVID-19 Infections

Nigeria recorded 38 new COVID-19 infections and no death on Sunday, the eve of Valentine’s Day. The …

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Again, CAPPA Tasks Ministry, NAFDAC on Regulation of Trans Fats

As the world celebrated Valentine’s Day, yesterday, environmental activists and health advocates hav…

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