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Ekiti Fears Outbreak of Lassa fever, Raises Surveillance

Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani, said on Thursday that the state government …

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Nigeria Records 1,424 New COVID-19 Cases in 14 States, FCT

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 1, 424 new COVID-19 infections in 14 states of the Federal Capital Ter…

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Buhari Directs Finance Minister to Pay Doctors, Nurses Seized Salaries during Period of Strike

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zaina…

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80 Die of Lassa fever In 17 States, FCT Contact Tracing Begins as 2 Nasarawa Doctors Die

Lassa fever has claimed 80 lives in 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory since the beginning …

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WHO Puts Nigeria’s External Health Aid at $1.1bn

The World Health Organisation has said Nigeria and four other countries rely heavily on external aid…

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Resident Doctors Decry Inadequate Medical Equipment

The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (ARD-UATH), has called on…

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Lassa fever Kills Two Doctors in Nasarawa Specialist Hospital

Two senior consultant gynecologists have reportedly died of Lassa fever at the Dalhatu Arafat Specia…

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Retool Your Profession To Meet Covid-19 Challenges, Pharmacists Charged

Pharmacists have been urged to retool their professional practice to the realities of the  raging CO…

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Nigeria Records 730 New COVID-19 Cases in 10 States, FCT

Nigeria recorded 730 new cases of COVID-19 in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), bri…

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Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines to Be Produced In Nigeria

The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, has said China and Nigeri…

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Kwara Has Low Maternal Mortality Ratio, Says Abdulrazaq

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said his administration is getting results from it…

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Registrar Laments Shortage of Physiotherapists

The Registrar of the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board, Dr. Olufunke Akanle, has lamented the …

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230 Benefit from NGO, OAUTH Doctors’ Free Medical Outreach

No fewer than 230 residents of Ilesa in Osun State have benefitted from the free medical outreach or…

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Stakeholders Take Stock of HIV Self-Testing Campaign Effort

The Faster Project of the Catholic Relief Services Nigeria (CRS) is bringing HIV stakeholders togeth…

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Nigeria Records 385 New COVID-19 Cases – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 385 additional COVID-19 infections were recorded …

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Nigeria ‘ll No Longer Accept COVID-19 Vaccines With Short-Shelf Life – FG

Following the expiration of one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Presidential Steering Com…

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Wike Sacks Health Commissioner for Allegedly Hosting MDCN without Approval

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Monday, sacked the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chik…

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NMA Warns FG to Be Careful In Implementing Subsidy Removal

Nigerian Medical Association, NMA yesterday warned the Federal government to ensure that the harsh e…

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Why Doctors Are Leaving Nigeria in Droves – NMA President

President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, has given reasons why doctors ar…

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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 418 Additional Infections, No Death

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 418 additional COVID-19 infections acro…

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