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FG Rehabilitates 4,000 PHCs with Support from States, Partners

The Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Developmental Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Fais…

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Nigerian Doctors Meet, Seek Ways to Reverse Brain Drain Syndrome

The leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed its resolve to deal with th…

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CBD Oil: All the Rage, But Is It Safe & Effective?

Cannabidiol (CBD) oil has become the hot new product in states that have legalized medical marijua…

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‘Hospitals Must Assess Patients for Thrombosis’

A Professor of Haematology at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Dr Omolade Awodu, has adv…

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22% of Nigerian Women Can’t Access Contraceptives – NGO

A civil rights organisation, Marie Stopes International Organisation of Nigeria, has advised Niger…

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Health Infrastructure’ll Curb Brain Drain, Says Akeredolu

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has said that his administration decided to establish…

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LUTH CMD Advocates Teamwork among Health Workers

The Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Prof Chris Bode, has advocated tea…

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Nigeria is Losing Millions of Naira to Medical Tourism, Gowon Laments

President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to seek better ways of im…

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First Nigerian Heads Commonwealth Physicians

A Nigerian has emerged president of the Commonwealth Medical Association for the first time in its…

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STROKE: Experts Warn Nigerians against Poor Lifestyle, High Blood Pressure

UNDIAGNOSED or poorly managed High Blood Pressure, sedentary lifestyle, poor diets and obesity amo…

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Psychiatrists Want Research in Mental Health for Better Treatment Outcomes

Psychiatrists have stressed the need for research into the alarming rate of mental disorders in Ni…

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Health is Now Justiciable Right in Nigeria – NMA

President of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA  Dr. Francis Adedayo Faduyile has reiterated th…

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Health System In Need Of Review, Reform – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the nation’s health system was in need of review …

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The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Condemn Attack on Health Worker Supporting the Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The interministerial technical secretariat of the response to the Ebola outbreak, the Ministry of …

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Rotary Club Plans Free Catarat Surgery for 200 Patients

No fewer than 200 persons diagnosed with cataract and pterygium ailments in Mende community, Lagos…

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Reps Ask Buhari to Confer Posthumous Honour on Adadevoh

The House of Representatives has told President Muhammadu Buhari to immortalise the late Dr. Ameyo…

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Buhari Mulls Dialogue with Doctors, Nurses Over Brain Drain

Buhari has disclosed Federal Government’s plan to discuss with doctors and nurses on ways of…

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Nigeria Healthcare System Has Failed, Says NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm over the decline in the quality of hea…

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Youth Urged to Participate in 2019 HIV Self-Testing Contest

Ahead of the World AIDS Day on December 1, 2019; Nigerian youths have been called upon to particip…

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FG Renovates 4,000 Health Centres

The Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Developmental Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib…

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