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NAFDAC Destroys N2tr Tramadol, N4b Unwholesome Products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated and destro…

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World AIDS Day:‘1.9m Nigerians Living With HIV, Infection Rates Not Decreasing Fast Enough’

No fewer than 1.6 million Nigerians out of the 1.9 million living with the Human Immuno-deficiency V…

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Nigeria Confirms Cases of Omicron In Passengers From South Africa

A health worker prepares to administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 during the flag-off of COVID-19 Mass…

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Nigeria Records 21 New COVID-19 Cases – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country recorded 21 new COVID-19 infections a…

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Omicron: NCDC Analysing Travellers from Countries with Confirmed Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it was analysing outbound and inbound travellers …

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Joint Statement on Dose Donations of COVID-19 Vaccines to African Countries

Building on lessons learned from our collective experience with dose donations over the past several…

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W.H.O Latest Update on Omicron

On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on th…

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FG To Decide On Hazard Allowance for Health Workers Next Week — Ngige

The Federal Government says it would make its final decision on the proposed new hazard allowance fo…

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Ontario, Canada Announces Positive Cases Of OMICRON Variant From Individuals With Recent Travel From Nigeria

November 28, 2021 - Special statement from Dr. Vera EtchesThe government of Ontario today announced …

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New COVID-19 Variant, Omicron, Not yet in Nigeria, Says NCDC

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, was …

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Dana Pharmaceuticals Renews Commitment to Quality Drugs

Managing Director of Dana Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Gautam Hathiramani, has assured that the company rema…

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Brain Drain: We’re Exporting Our Best Doctors, Says NMA President

The President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof Innocent Uja, has likened the way medical pr…

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‘Vibrant, Responsive Health System Critical To Public Interventions’

A vibrant and responsive health system is critical to public interventions, including COVID-19, Huma…

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Medical Guild Advises Nigerians To Vaccinate Against COVID-19

Barely 72 hours to the implementation of the Federal Government’s vaccine mandate for workers in its…

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Abuse of Antibiotics May Lead To Death, NAFDAC Warns

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the …

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COVID-19: FG Approves Vaccine Mandate Policy For All Staff

THE federal government has approved vaccine mandate policy for all its employees. Government also di…

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WHO Warns As South Africa Covid-19 Strain Raises Global Concern

The World Health Organization on Friday declared the recently discovered B.1.1.529 strain of the cor…

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Vaccination Best Weapon to Fight COVID-19, Says AHBN

The Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) has said that vaccination is the best weapon and strategy wi…

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COVID-19: NCDC Announces 1 Death, 65 Additional Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday announced 65 additional COVID-19 infection…

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Nigeria Improves On WHO Health System Ranking, Says ACPN

Nigeria has improved on the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) health system ranking from 187 out of …

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