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Stop Mixing Azo-Dyes with Palm Oil, NAFDAC Warns

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned Nigerians against mixing…

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Unlicensed Pharmacist Docked For Altering Expiration Date On Medication

A 50-year-old man, Patrick Okonkwo, who allegedly tampered with the expiration dates of a medication…

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COVID-19: Nigeria’s Infections Hit 203,081

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), says the country’s COVID-19 cases rose to 203,081 on …

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Association Seeks Integration of Pharmacists into Patient Management Teams

The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) has expressed regrets …

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Experts Lament High Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Nigeria

Recent studies have confirmed rise in sudden and unexplained deaths in Nigeria. The researchers conc…

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NAFDAC Arraigns Man, 37, For Allegedly Producing, Labelling Fake Drugs

A 37-year-old man, Adebayo Ismail, who allegedly manufactured and labelled fake drugs, was on Monday…

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Don’t Use Insecticides as Food Preservatives, NAFDAC Warns

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Tuesday in Lagos, raise…

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Campaigners Kick against Empty COVID-19 Promises Ahead Of Global Vaccine Summit

Ahead of President Biden’s global COVID-19 summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Ass…

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UK’s Global HIV Response Cut Endangers 2030 AIDS Terminal Date

Disturbed by United Kingdom’s (UK) slash of global Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) response, expe…

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UK Not Against Vaccines Administered In Nigeria – NPHCDA

THE National Primary Healthcare Development Agency on Tuesday quoted the United Kingdom as saying th…

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FG Should Restructure Health Sector with Technology – Experts

Experts have advocated the restructuring of the health sector through the use of technology to impro…

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NCDC Announces Three COVID-19-Related Deaths, 513 New Cases

Fourteen states and the Federal Capital Territory have announced 513 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesda…

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51 Days After, Resident Doctors Vow To Continue Strike

The National Association of Resident  Doctors has insisted that it will not call off its ongoing str…

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LUTH CMD Laments Strike Impact on Healthcare Delivery

The Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Prof. Chris Bode, has lam…

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UK Employs 353 Nigerian Doctors In 100 Days

At least 353 Nigerian doctors have been registered to work in the United Kingdom  in the last 100 da…

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NMA Laments As Doctors, Health Workers Flee Nigeria In Droves

The National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Medical Association Dr Aniekeme Uwah, has described…

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Uncertainty As NMA’s Ultimatum Lapses Today

There was uncertainty on Monday ahead of the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum which the Nigeria Me…

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Two States with Cholera Vaccine as 2,404 Deaths Recorded In 72,910 Cases

There were indications on Monday that cholera vaccine has yet to be made available in 34 states and …

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Abia Don, Ezeibe, Queries Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines, Offers ‘Cure’

A Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Clinical Virology at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture…

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COVID-19: FCT Leads with 121 As NCDC Registers 393 Infections, 6 Deaths

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday topped the table of COVID-19 infections in the country…

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