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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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How UNICEF helps reduces maternal morbidity, mortality in Taraba

Alhaji Aminu Hassan Jauro ,the Executive Secretary of the State Primary Health Care Development Agen…

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COVID-19: Kwara Discharges 15 Patients, Records 5 New Cases

Fifteen patients in Kwara  that tested negative for COVID-19 were discharged from the Infectious Dis…

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COVID-19: NCDC Approves Bayelsa Lab, Obaseki Inaugurates Another

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has activated the newly inaugurated Bayelsa State Molecular L…

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NDLEA Destroys 9.1m Kg Of Illicit Drugs In Abia

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Abia State Command, has destroyed seized illicit drugs wor…

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COVID-19: FG to support NAFDAC on vaccine research to meet global standard

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will support the National Age…

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