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Nursing Workforce Crisis Looms As Expected Six-Million Shortfall Will Be Increased By More Than Four Million Nurses Retiring By 2030

Up to 4.7 million nurses worldwide are expecting to retire by 2030. New report reveals strategies th…

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COVID-19: NCDC Reports 675 New Infections, 6 Additional Deaths In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC)  has confirmed 675 new infections of the Coronavirus (…

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COVID-19: States Still Not Testing Enough, Says NCDC

The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has expressed regrets th…

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Africa Needs $9bn For 1.4bn COVID-19 Vaccines Doses – WHO

THE World Health Organisation says Africa will need at least $9bn to procure and distribute 1.4 bill…

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LCCI, CSOS Seek Regulatory Reforms In NAFDAC

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has teamed up with civil society organisations to improve…

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First Cardiology Consultants MD Is NMA Lagos Physician Of The Year

Dr. Adeyemi Johnson, an international cardiologist and the Medical Director/Chief Executive Officer …

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‘Heart Disease, Dementia, Diabetes, Pneumonia Now Leading Causes Of Death’

Heart disease, dementia, diabetes and pneumonia are the four leading causes of death worldwide, the …

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40% of Health Facilities Damaged in Borno - WHO

The World Health Organisation has estimated that over 40 per cent of the health facilities in Borno …

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COVID-19: 474 New Infections Take Nigeria’s Total To 70,669

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 474 new infections of the coronavirus in…

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WHO Urges Adoption of COVID-19 Approach to Tackle Other Health Challenges

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised governments and development partners to adopt simila…

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COVID-19: Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Documents Hacked

Documents relating to the regulatory submission for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate…

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Abiodun Promises To Reduce HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate In Ogun Statea

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has said that the present administration in the state will intensif…

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West African College of Nursing Nigeria chapter Holds Virtual 2020 AGM and Scientific Session

The Nigerian Chapter of the West African College of Nursing is currently holding its 20th AGM and Sc…

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Hospital Pharmacists pay Courtesy visit to Honourable Minister of Health

The leadership of the Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) rece…

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Resident Doctors Call For Improvement In PHC Centres

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday said the impro…

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Nigeria Records 550 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Jumps To 70,195

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 550 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-…

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Indonesian Firm Says Sinovac Vaccine Has 97% Immune Response

Early data from a late-stage trial indicates that 97 per cent of those injected with a COVID-19 vacc…

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ISN Medical Laboratory Scientist Of The Year Emerges

A medical laboratory scientist who works at the University of Lagos Medical Centre, Abiola Fashina, …

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UCH CMD Advises Young Doctors On Pandemic Preparedness

The Chief Medical Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo,…

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Patients Desert Zamfara Hospitals As Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike

Patients have deserted hospitals in Zamfara State following an indefinite strike embarked upon by me…

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