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Brazil Braces for Third Wave of Covid-19

Already reeling from one of the highest death tolls in the pandemic, Brazil is bracing for the threa…

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105 Medical Doctors Resign In Ondo

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has expressed concern over the resignation of 105 doctors in …

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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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Use Professional Channels To Address Medical Negligence, Malpractice — NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the public to utilise established professiona…

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12,000 FCT Residents Receive 2nd COVID-19 Vaccine – Minister

FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, while receiving second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Dr Ramatu A…

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NCDC Records 11 New COVID-19 Infections, Bringing Total Cases To 166, 767

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the to…

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Anambra Begins Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccination

Anambra Government has begun administration of the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to protect th…

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‘Exponential’ Rise In Virus Cases In DR Congo Capital: WHO

The UN’s health agency on Thursday said it had detected a surge late last month in coronavirus cases…

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Nigeria Expecting 29 Million COVID-19 Vaccines, Says Ehanire

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, yesterday, said Nigeria was expecting 29 million Johnson and…

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COVID-19: NCDC Registers 18 Additional Deaths, 122 Infections

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered additional 18 deaths and 122 COVID-19 i…

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How Hospitals Can Eliminate Out-Of-Stock Syndrome, By UBTH Chief Pharmacist

The Head of Pharmacy, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, (UBTH), Dr. Caroline Olumese, has provi…

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Government Raises Hazard Allowances For Health Workers, May Review Doctors’ Retirement Age

The Federal Government has approved a 600 per cent increment in hazard allowance for senior health w…

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FG Offers Health Workers Enhanced Hazard Allowance, Says Ngige

The Federal Government has made an offer to increase hazard allowance for all health workers in gove…

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Medical Women Association Seeks Increased Funding For Family Planning

President, Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Dr Minnie Oseji, has urged the Federal Government t…

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AstraZeneca: Nigeria Records 10,027 Mild, 86 Severe Side Effects – NPHCDA

Nigeria has so far recorded a total of 10,027 mild cases of adverse effects and 86 moderate to sever…

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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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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout In Africa Best So Far, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday ranked Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the best…

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COVID-19: NCDC Discharges Additional 1,154 People, Recoveries Increase To 159,935

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged additional 1,154 people who tested nega…

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WHO Approves China’s Sinovac Covid Jab

The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use — t…

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WHO To Scale Up Programmes To Help People Quit Tobacco Use

Dr Walter Mulombo, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to Nigeria, says the world bod…

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