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Oral Health: NDA Calls for Establishment of Dental Clinics in Osun LGAs

The Nigerian Dental Association, Osun State Chapter, has called on the state government to establish…

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NCDC Announces 96 New COVID-19 Infections Nationwide

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 96 new cases of COVID-19 late on Wednesday, …

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Nigeria Still Far from Achieving 2022 Target on TB Control, Says WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed worry that the country may not be able to reach its se…

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LUTH Flags off COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Workers, Conducts 15,000 Tests

Prioritising frontline health workers, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has started adminis…

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Governors Seek FG’s Support in Fight against Tuberculosis

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has urged Federal Government to provide necessary support to the …

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Slow Vaccine Rollout Raises Fears of COVID-19 Third Wave

The fear of a third wave COVID-19 pandemic is growing as new infections rise in Europe, Ethiopia, Ke…

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UBTH Inspires Good Health for Aged with Geriatric Services

Thousands of babies are born every day and as expected, the number of senior citizens is also expect…

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COVID-19: 122,410 Eligible Nigerians Vaccinated - NPHCDA

Few days into the COVID-19 vaccination exercise in Nigeria, an update released by the National Prima…

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Academy of Medicine Specialties Constitutes Rapid-Response Group on Pandemics

A TEAM of eminent medical experts in the fields of virology, microbiology, epidemiology and medicine…

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NCDC Records 214 New COVID-19 Infections, Total Now 162,076

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 214 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the t…

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Nigeria Gets First Batch of MTN’s COVID-19 Vaccines

The Federal Government has taken delivery of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of a total of 1.…

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COVID-19: NCDC Registers 131 New Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 131 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tot…

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China Approves Inhaled CanSino Vaccine for Clinical Trials

China’s drug authority has approved for clinical trials an inhaled Covid-19 vaccine co-developed by …

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Lessons from COVID-19 Will Benefit Fight against TB – NCDC

Ahead of world tuberculosis day, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), said it hoped that l…

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Lagos Vaccinates Over 46000 Persons

The Lagos State government on Monday said about 46,369 persons have been vaccinated against COVID-19…

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COVID-19: Vaccination Progressing Well - LUTH, LASUTH, FMC Chiefs

Following the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Lagos last week, health workers in the state’s public …

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COVID-19: Nigerian Scientists Produce Two Local Vaccines – FG

The Federal Government yesterday disclosed that Nigerian scientists have produced at least two local…

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UBTH Experts Offer Free Medical Services to Residents in Edo

Medical experts from the Department of Ear Nose Throat Head and Neck Surgery, University of Benin Te…

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Nigeria Vaccinates 122,410 Persons, Warns Against Vaccine Mismanagement

Some 122,410 people have so far been vaccinated with the Oxford AstraZeneca jabs in Nigeria with ava…

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Pharmacists’ Council Arrests Three Illegal Medicine Dealers for Breaking Seal

Determined to rid the country of illegal medicine dealers as well as ‘fake’ and unregistered medicin…

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