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Nigeria, Others To Get Malaria Vaccine By First Quarter Of 2022 – AHM

The Assembly of Health Ministers of the ECOWAS region on Friday announced that Nigeria and other Afr…

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Coronavirus Cases in Nigeria Climb to 212,947, Says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 53 new coronavirus cases, bringin…

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WHO Raises Alarm Over High Death Rates from COVID-19 in Africans with Diabetes

A new report by the World Health Organisation, WHO, has shown death rates from COVID-19 infections a…

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Research institutes begin indefinite strike over govt’s alleged refusal to honour 10-year pact

Citing Federal Government’s alleged failure to implement the 10-year agreement reached with relevant…

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24m People Living With Diabetes in Africa, Say WHO, IDF

Ahead of World Diabetes Day (WDD) on November 14, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Intern…

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Nigeria-Trained Doctors Should Sign Bond to Serve For 9 Years before Relocating Abroad — Minister

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has stated that medical workers trained by the g…

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COVID-19: NCDC Registers 65 New Infections, 8 Deaths On Wednesday

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said that Nigeria recorded 65 additional cases of COVI…

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Regulate Traditional Medicines as Alternative Healthcare Delivery Services, PSN tells FG

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has urged the federal government to officially recognise…

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Duchess International Hospital Has Put Lagos on World Healthcare Map, Says US Consul General

Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos has continued to attract commendation and admiration fr…

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Medical Council Indicts Three Doctors for Lagos Chef’s Death

The Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Nigeria has indicted three doctors of the Premier Sp…

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How COVID-19 Outbreak Threatened Progress against Measles – WHO

The World Health Organisation, in its latest report, revealed that the COVID-19 outbreak has threate…

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NAFDAC Arraigns Agent For Alleged Sales, Importation Of Fake Tramadol

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday, arraigned the …

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Agency Advocates Use Of Traditional Medicine as World Marks Diabetes Day

The Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) has disclosed that the country has the highe…

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No Excuse for Closed Health Centres, Says Senator

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe, has said there are no excuses fo…

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Firm Introduces COVID-19 Antibody, Immunity Test Kit

Smart DNA, a genetic testing company, has introduced a test kit to detect if an individual has antib…

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Stop Patronising Unapproved Diagnostic Centres – Radiographers

Some radiographers have advised Nigerians to patronise only approved diagnostic facilities for all r…

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Firm, NMA, Others to Reward Doctors

A digital health firm, Premier Medical Systems, has partnered the Nigerian Medical Association, Nige…

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Virologist, NMA Back Lagos N6,000 Vaccination Administrative Charges

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has backed the state government in its b…

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Endangering Africa’s Species, Report Alleges

The aggressive expansion of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in many African countries, including …

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Nigeria Records 52 New COVID-19 Cases, No New Death

Nigeria recorded 52 new cases of COVID-19 infection on Monday, bringing the country’s total to 212,7…

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