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Nigeria Moves to Contain Rising Lassa fever Cases

Nigeria has set up an emergency response centre to contain rising cases of Lassa fever after 26 peop…

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Pharnaccess Awards Evercare Hospital with Safecare Level 5 Status

In the bid to improve healthcare delivery services in Nigeria, PharmAccess Nigeria, has awarded one …

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Abia Declared Safest State in S’East As NMA Games Begin in Umuahia

Abia has been declared the safest state in the South-East geopolitical zone since the outbreak of th…

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Lassa Fever: NCDC Activates Emergency Operations To Combat Outbreak In 11 States

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated the national multi-sectoral and multi-discip…

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Moderna Begins Trial of Omicron-Specific Vaccine Booster

US biotech company Moderna announced on Wednesday that it has begun clinical trials of a booster dos…

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COVID-19: Lagos, PSC Deactivate Passports of 200 PCR Test Defaulters

The Lagos State Government, yesterday, said passports of 200 inbound passengers who refused to appea…

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MNCH: EHA Clinics Introduces Non-Invasive Prenatal Test for Pregnant Women

To improve access to maternal and child care, EHA Clinics has launched IONA Care, a non-invasive pre…

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PSN Calls for Reconstitution of Osinbajo Led Health Reform Committee

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Tuesday called for urgent reconstitution of the Healt…

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Exodus of Doctors: Extension of Retirement Age to the Rescue

The exodus of Nigerian medical doctors to other countries for what they described as ‘’greener pastu…

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Smile Train, KidsOR Donate Paediatric Facilities to Kano Hospital

Charity organisation, Smile Train and Kids Operating Room have unveiled the refurbished children’s O…

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Kano Lauds Firm over Y’ello Doctor Initiative

The Kano State government has lauded telecommunication firm, MTN Nigeria, for its various interventi…

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LSACA, LASHMA Partner to Fight HIV/AIDS

In its bid to realise the United Nations’ target of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030, the Lagos State AIDS Co…

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76.6% Nigerians Pay Directly For Healthcare Service, Says HCPAN

The President of the Healthcare Providers Association of Nigeria, Dr Jimmy Arigbabuwo, has said 76.6…

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NEDC Earmarks N6b for Doctors, Nurses, Teachers’ Training

North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has established an ambitious Education Endowment Fund (EEF)…

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Lipton hosts a Sip and Paint event with Toke Makinwa, Denola Grey, Taymesan, and others to launch the new Lipton Extra Strong tea.

Premium tea label Lipton hosted a "Sip and Paint" event on Friday, January 21, 2022, at Tree House G…

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Reconstitute Health Sector Reforms Committee, PSN Tells FG

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to reconstitute the health se…

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Varsity Seeks NUC’s Nod for Medical Programmes

The American University of Nigeria, Yola, says the institution will be seeking the approval of the N…

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NAFDAC Halts Registration Of Alcohol In Sachets, Glass Bottles Below 200ml

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stopped the registration o…

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Implement Pharmacists Consultant Cadre in Full, PSN Tells NCE

Ten years after the country approved the Pharmacists Consultant Cadre, the Pharmaceutical Society of…

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Nigeria, WHO Partner against Lassa Fever

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the World Health O…

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