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Expert Seeks NHIS Coverage For IVF Treatment

A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr Adebayo Adeniyi, has called on the Federal Governmen…

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NCDC Reports 65 New COVID-19 Cases across Six States, FCT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday reported 65 new COVID-19 cases in six states and…

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UNEP, WHO to Launch Campaign Against Microplastics in Cigarettes

UN Environment Programme and World Health Organisation on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at…

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Health Agencies, Commissioners Frustrating COVID-19 Vaccination in South-East – NPHCDA

The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Primary Health Care Development Agency,…

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Hospital Begins Open-Heart, Spine Surgeries

Evercare Hospital Lekki, Lagos said it has commenced open heart and spine surgeries. The hospital in…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 159 Additional Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 159 additional lab-confirmed cases of COV…

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Adhere To Ethics of Nursing Profession, NMCN Tells Nurses

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has urged the nursing graduates of the Achievers Univer…

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Pay 23 Months’ Salary Arrears Of Abia Resident Doctors, NARD Tells Ikpeazu

The National Association of Resident Doctors says the Abia State Government owes its members 23 mont…

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Global Cancer Cases To Hit 28.4m By 2040 –Oncologist

A Consultant Oncologist, Dr. Abia Nzelu, says if bold actions are not taken, the global cancer burde…

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WHO Warns ‘Premature’ To Declare Victory Over COVID-19

The World Health Organisation chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for countries to either decl…

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NHIS Resolves Tariff Dispute Between Healthcare Providers, Hmos

The National Health Insurance Scheme has resolved the dispute between the Health Care Providers Asso…

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Buhari Launches N62bn HIV Trust Fund

President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a 62 billion naire HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria to help Nigeria…

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COVID-19: Moderna ‘Spikevax’ Vaccine Gets Full US Approval

The US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it had granted full approval to Moderna’s …

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Nigerian Researchers Develop ‘Cholera Vaccine’

A group of multidisciplinary biomedical and healthcare researchers have developed the candidate vacc…

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COVID-19: NCDC Registers 22 Additional Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday registered 22 additional lab-confirmed cases…

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NAFDAC Calls for More Support for Herbal Medicine Development

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called for more support an…

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Ban Of Sachet Alcoholic Drinks: NAFDAC Urged To Walk The Talk

In the bid to exercise the power conferred on the Governing Council of the National Agency for Food …

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Improve Resistance to Neglected Tropical Diseases, WHO Urges Countries

WHO Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, in his message on Sunday  to mark World Neglected Tropical…

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Resident Doctors Knock Abia, Three Others over Unpaid Salaries

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Sunday described as embarrassing and inhuman the fai…

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42 Labs Failed To Test COVID-19 Samples, Send Results – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday listed 42 government-owned testing centres which it…

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