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UCTH Performs First Heart Surgery

Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Prof. Ikpeme Ikp…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 7 Deaths, 601 New Infections In 17 States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus …

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NMA Faults ASUU on PhD, Medical Fellowship Remarks

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has faulted a report credited to Academic Staff Union of Univ…

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WHO, WAHO Move for Better Health in W’Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO), African Region and West African Health Organisation (WAHO) have…

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Africa Faces 470m COVID-19 Vaccine Shortfall in 2021 – WHO

Africa needs around 470 million doses to accomplish the global target of fully vaccinating 40 per ce…

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Stop Using Chemical Containers to Store Food, NAFDAC Warns

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians to sto…

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NMA Rivers to Issue 10 CPD Points to Doctors at the 7th AfriHealth Expo

The Nigerian Medical Association Rivers State branch has expressed its support for the upcoming 7th …

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Nigeria Records 3 COVID-19-Deaths, 299 New Cases Wednesday

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded three COVID-19-deaths and 299 new infections in 15 states and the Fede…

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PSN Kicks Against Health Reform C’ttee

The Lagos State branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has kicked against the Health …

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Post-Graduate Medical College to Honour Late Stella Adadevoh, Others at Convocation Today

Dr. Ameyo Stella Shade Adadevoh was a Senior Consultant Endocrinologist and Physician who became inf…

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NMA, Optimal, Others Set Agenda for Osinbajo’s Health Reforms Committee

President Muhammadu Buhari, early last week, set up the Health Sector Reform Committee headed by Vic…

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Pay Death Benefits, Salary Arrears, NARD Tells FG

STRIKING members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have said that they may shift groun…

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COVID-19: Obaseki Tasks Nigerian Scientists on Local Production of Vaccines

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the development of vaccines by Nigerian scientists …

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Cholera Claims 150 Lives In Niger

About 150 persons have lost their lives as a result of cholera outbreak across the 25 local councils…

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WHO Sets Mid-2022 Target to Vaccinate 70% Of World’s Population

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and a group…

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COVID-19: Edo Records 1 Death, 63 New Cases Within 24 Hours, Says Official

The Edo state government has confirmed the death of a 60-year-old male admitted into the Stella Obas…

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Government, Striking Doctors Resume Talks As Court Adjourns Suit Till Tomorrow

Respite appears in sight for Nigerians, as the striking Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NA…

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Strike: Court to Rule on Resident Doctors, FG Dispute Friday

The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has moved its ruling on the ongoing dispute between t…

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Nigeria Surpasses 200,000 Coronavirus Infections since Feb 2020 – NCDC

Nigeria has surpassed 200,000 cases from the coronavirus pandemic 18  months after the first positiv…

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NMA Not Telling FG Truth, Pursuing Personal Interests – NARD

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, on Tuesday, accused the Nigerian Medical Association o…

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