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COVID-19: Get Vaccinated When Vaccines Become Available In Your Country, WHO Urges Africans

The World Health Organisation has urged all Africans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as t…

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FG, UN Unite To Ensure COVID-19 Vaccine Accessibility

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations System in Nigeria have agreed to further st…

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NACA Advocates Use Of Condoms For Preventions Of HIV, STI, Unplanned Pregnancies

Dr Gambo Aliyu, the Director-General of the National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA) says condoms …

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Peru Health Minister Resigns Over Ex-President Vaccine Scandal

Peru’s health minister resigned Friday, state TV reported, amid a growing scandal over claims that f…

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Kogi Records 20 New Cases Of Leprosy

No fewer than 20 new cases of leprosy have been recorded in Kogi State, after an earlier claim that …

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UNIOSUN First Southwest Varsity to Run BSc in Radiography

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved Bachelor Degree in Radiography and Radiation…

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Resurgence: DR Congo Records Second Ebola Death

A second person has died of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following a resurgence of …

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Obaseki, Doctors Disagree On Corruption in Edo Healthcare System

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has decried the level of corruption in the state’s healthcare sy…

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OAU Teaching Hospital Cures 101-Year-Old COVID-19 Patient

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), …

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Probe MDCN Bill’s Public Hearing, JOHESU Asks Senate

The cold war between members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and other health workers deepe…

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Zambia Considers Use Of Anti-Parasite Drug In COVID-19 Treatment

Zambia’s medicines regulator, on Wednesday, said it would conduct studies aimed at exploring the eff…

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COVID-19: Traditional Doctors Demand Action on Local Herbal Remedy

Traditional doctors have stormed Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory demanding the fast racking of …

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MDCAN Says Nigerian Doctors Leaving In Droves

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria on Wednesday raised fresh alarm over the “…

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We Don’t Conduct COVID-19 Test, Says LASUTH

The Management of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, has said it does not conduct …

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JOHESU Replies NMA, Insists On Stoppage Of MDCN Bill

The disagreement between the Joint Health Sector Unions and the Nigeria Medical Association over the…

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PSN Kicks As Senate Plans 1% Yearly Tax On Companies To Fund Tertiary Healthcare

President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has warned the Federal Gover…

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COVID-19 Immunisation Plans Under Scrutiny

Nigeria’s plan to vaccinate 30 per cent of citizens against COVID-19 this year could be delayed for …

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WHO, UNICEF Urge Wealthy Countries To Share Vaccines With Poor Nations

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a daily press br…

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Pathologists Kick As JOHESU Plans Strike Over Medical Amendment Bill

The College of Nigerian Pathologists, on Tuesday, kicked against the planned strike action by Joint …

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 1,056 New Infections, 21 Deaths – NCDC

Nigeria recorded 1,056 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections in …

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