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Health: FG Seeks Private Sector Partnership To Stop Medical Tourism

The Federal Government on Thursday sought the partnership of the private sector to stop medical tour…

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COVID-19 Hits Life-Saving Health Services In Africa - WHO

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to key health services in Africa, raising worries that …

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Fear Of COVID-19 As 57 Die Mysteriously In Enugu

THERE are fears that the 57 mysterious deaths in Enugu State may be connected to COVID-19. The state…

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Group To Screen 200 For Prostate Cancer

The Control Cancer Initiative Nigeria (CCIN), a non-governmental organisation, is set to screen 200 …

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NCDC Announces 180 New Infections In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced an additional 180 new cases of the Coron…

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Coronavirus, Lassa, Yellow Fever Not Behind Delta, Enugu Mystery Deaths, Says NCDC

AMID growing concerns about the ‘killer disease’ ravaging some settlements in Delta and Enugu states…

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NCDC Records 155 New COVID-19 Cases , 4 More Casualties

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 155 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-1…

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Health Ministry Says 122m Nigerians At Risk Of Contracting Neglected Tropical Diseases

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) says no fewer than 122 million people in Nigeria are at risk o…

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Nutrition Expert Advises Nigerians to Explore Protein Complementation to Curb Deficiency

In furtherance of efforts to stem the tide of protein deficiency in the country, especially in the l…

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Health Workers, Key To Preventing Second Wave Of COVID-19 In Nigeria

With many countries, including France, the United States and the United Kingdom, now experiencing a …

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UN Commends Nigeria’s Bold Step Towards Ownership, Sustainability Of HIV Treatment Programme

The United Nations system in Nigeria and the United States Embassy in Nigeria have acknowledged Nige…

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Kwara Records 4 New Cases Of COVID-19

The Kwara government says that the state has recorded four new COVID-19 cases, the News Agency of Ni…

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Kidnap: Doctors Embark On Indefinite Strike In Cross River

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River chapter, on Wednesday embarked on an indefinite …

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Death Toll Of Strange Disease Rises To 30 In Delta

A Middle-aged woman, Mrs. Monica Emeke, has lost two children to the strange ailment ravaging Ute-Ok…

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COVID-19: NCDC Reports 137 New Infections, Total Now 63,173 In Nigeria

A total of 137 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were reported in Nigeria on Tue…

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COVID- 19 Scare at WHO over DG’S Contact With Patient

THERE is palpable apprehension at the W orld Health Organisation ( WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Swit…

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Corps Members To Undergo New COVID-19 Tests Before Orientation – NCDC

For safe re-opening of the National Youth Service Corps orientation camps across the country, the Ni…

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Makinde Approves Six-Month Maternity Leave For Oyo Workers

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the extension of maternity leave to six months for st…

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Don’t Amend National Health Act, JOHESU Tells N’Assembly

The Joint Health Sector Union has urged the National Assembly to disregard call to amend the Nationa…

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Don Advises Health Workers To Emulate Late Adadevoh

A professor of Disciplinary Public Health and Community Medicine, Michael Asuzu, has urged health wo…

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