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Armed Robbers Attack Hospital, Rob Patients, Staff

An armed robbery gang has been arrested after attacking a hospital in Ogun State and stealing from…

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Police Insist Hospitals Can Treat Gunshot, Stab Victims without Report

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has restated that no “Police Report” is needed before a…

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WHO Report Recognises Pivotal Role of Nurses in Combatting NCDs and Mental Health Problems

The WHO Independent High-Level Commission on Non-Communicable Diseases latest report highlights th…

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ICN Calls on Heads of State to Back the Year of the Nurse and Midwife

Ahead of the 2020 International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, the International Council of Nu…

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WHO Gets New Advice on Curbing Deadly Non-communicable Diseases

World leaders and health experts, today, handed 8 recommendations to WHO’s Director-General,…

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WHO Commemorates the 40th Anniversary of Smallpox Eradication

The World Health Organization commemorated the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication today, rec…

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2030: FHIS Seeks Adequate Policies to Achieve UHC

Dr Ahmed Danfulani, the Director, FCT Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS), on Thursday advocated adequa…

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CMD Urges FG to Create Budget Line for Research in Hospitals

Dr Muhammad Alkali, the Chief Medical Director, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH)…

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DR Congo’s Ebola Death Toll Hits 2,209

The death toll from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has climb…

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Ugwuanyi Launches N200m Healthcare Scheme in Enugu

Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has launched the state’s N200m healthcare schemes, say…

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Ministries Unveil Project to Tackle Ebola, Lassa fever, Monkeypox, Yellow Fever

As part of efforts to contain Ebola, Lassa fever, monkeypox, yellow fever and others, the Federal …

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FG, NGO Screen PWDs for Diabetes, Cervical Cancer

The Federal Government has concluded arrangements with a non-governmental organisation, Miteda Wel…

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Ekiti Takes Maternal, Child Healthcare Campaign to Markets

The wife of the Governor of Ekiti State, Mrs Bisi Fayemi and the state Commissioner for Health, Dr…

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NPC Probes Children Death in Taraba

The National Population Commission on Thursday said it had commenced a verbal and social autopsy s…

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Nigeria among Nations with Highest Tuberculosis Burden – Swiss Group

Nigeria is one of the countries with the highest burden of tuberculosis in the world and first in …

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Nigeria Has Global Highest HIV-Infected Babies - Health Minister

The Minister of State for Health, Senator Adeleke Mamora, has said that Nigeria has the highest nu…

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WHO Sends Officers to Verify Polio Eradication Claim

A delegation from the World Health Organisation’s Africa Regional Certification Commission f…

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Poor Pay: 46 Doctors Resign from Ojukwu Teaching Hospital

No fewer than 46 medical doctors have resigned from the Anambra State-owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu O…

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Concerns As Polio Cases Surge Globally

Nigeria’s quest to be certified polio-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has been s…

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‘Public Private Partnership on Dental Facilities Will Improve Oral Health’

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has commended the private sector&rsqu…

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