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Gombe Schools Get Isolation Spaces As 19 Students Recover From COVID-19

Gombe State has established isolation spaces in 16 boarding schools to contain cases of COVID-19 amo…

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Doctors Down Tools In Cross River Over Kidnap Of Colleague

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Cross River State branch, has commenced indefinite strike to pro…

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Nasarawa Orders Medical Doctors On Payroll To Close Their Private Hospitals Or Face Sack

Nasarawa State government has resolved to sack any medical doctor who is on government payroll and s…

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‘COVID-19 Disrupts Essential Health Services In Most Countries’

The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, published a first indicative survey on the impact of…

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Abuja Resident Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in Abuja will begin indefinite strike action with effect f…

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PTF Rolls Out COVID-19 Protocols For Airline Passengers

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) has said that passengers that come into the country, wh…

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Lagos Health Commissioner Recovers From Coronavirus

Just days after testing positive for coronavirus, Lagos State health commissioner Akin Abayomi has r…

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Why NAFDAC Will Withdraw Alcohol Sachets From Nigerian Market

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it will be withd…

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NCDC Reports 138 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 53,865

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 138 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing…

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Cross River Medical Workers Demand Rescue Of Abducted Female Doctor

The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria, Cross River State branch, has called on the wife of the …

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Again, JOHESU Issues 15-Day Ultimatum To FG, Threatens Strike

HEALTH workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professi…

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LASG Approves Reddington Zainelab For COVID-19 Testing

The Reddington Zaine Laboratory (ZaineLab), promoted by the Reddington Hospital Group, has been accr…

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Medical Experts Advocate Laws, Social Protections For Caregivers

Stakeholders in the health sector have tasked governments to ensure enforcement of relevant laws, so…

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Mamora Tasks Health Institutions, Practitioners On Improvement Of Infrastructure, Services

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Adeleke Mamora, has called for the need to strengthen prioriti…

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WHO Urges Nigeria, Africa To Wipe Out Vaccine Derived Polio Virus

Following the eradication of the wild polio virus in the country, the World Health Organisation (WHO…

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President Buhari Reiterated Support For Primary Healthcare

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to continue strengthening the primary healthcare system and …

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India Sets World’s Highest Single-Day Rise With 78,761 New Coronavirus Cases

India on Sunday set a new virus record when it reported 78,761 new infections in 24 hours, according…

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How NIPRD Is Redefining African Traditional Medicines’ Response To COVID-19 — DG

The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says its research and dev…

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No Patient Died At UITH During Warning Strike - CMD

Management of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin, Kwara State has said that n…

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PCN Raises Concern Over Proliferation Of Quacks, Unlicensed Pharmacies In Kano

Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) yesterday raised the alarm over the rise of quacks and uncertif…

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