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COVID-19: NCDC Reports Zero Cases June 20

The spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria continues to record significant decrease as the latest statistics …

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FRSC Partners NAICOM, NHIS on Compulsory Motor, Health Insurance

The National Insurance Commission has sought the support of the National Health Insurance Scheme and…

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Advocates Seek Enforcement of Ban on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion, Sponsorship

Tobacco control advocates have canvassed immediate enforcement of the ban on Tobacco Advertising Pro…

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LUTH, NARD Trade Words Over ‘Training Fee’

The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has denied allegation by the Nationa…

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African Medical Experts, Researchers, Others Move for Local Production of Vaccines

Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) will today host medical experts, researchers and policymaker…

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Uganda Begins Distribution of 3rd Batch of COVID-19 Vaccines

Uganda on Friday began the distribution of the third batch of Coronavirus (COVID-19) AstraZeneca vac…

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Cholera Death Toll Rises to 42 in Bauchi, 2,874 Persons Infected

The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Rilwanu Moham…

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Group Advocates Increased Funding For Malaria

Members of the Civil Society in Malaria Control , Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN), are calling o…

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WHO Says 146m Africans Die Yearly From Tobacco-Related Diseases

The World Health Organisation has revealed that no fewer than 146 million Africans die annually from…

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Nigeria’s Active Cases Now 1,490 as NCDC Registers Additional 39 Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that Nigeria’s COVID-19 active cases stand a…

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Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Peadiatric Life Support (PALS) Training

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS), ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS) AND PEADIATRIC LIFE SUPPORT (P…

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FCTA to Receive More COVID-19 Vaccines in July

The FCT Health and Human Services secretariat say that the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines will ar…

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PSN Pleads with Abia to Implement FG’s Policy for Pharmacists

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has expressed delight over the commencement of the Pharm…

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Africa Records 44%, 20% Surge In COVID-19 Cases, Deaths In One Week

The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, alerted that COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa sur…

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Physicians To Fed Govt: Build Resilient Health Systems

The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) has urged the government to leverage …

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UCTH Medical Interns Protest Seven Months Unpaid Salaries

After seven months of unpaid salaries by the management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospit…

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Online Voting Has Commenced For Nominees Of Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award 2021

Online voting has commenced for the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award 2021 (NHEA) for nominees wh…

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Hazardous Digital Dumpsites Heighten Cases Of Cancer, Heart Disease

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of soaring e-waste, which affects the health of milli…

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WHO Traces Recent Monkeypox Outbreak in UK to Delta

The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, confirmed that the recent Monkeypox outbreak in Unit…

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Cholera Outbreak: Gombe Commissioner Declares Affected Area Free

The Gombe State Commissioner for Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, on Wednesday declared Kalajanga Community i…

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