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Absence of Fake Doctor From Court Stalls Trial

The ongoing trial of an alleged fake medical doctor, Martin Ugwu, who used a stolen identity to wo…

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FG Plans Health Care for the Aged, Others

The Federal Government on Thursday said it would liaise with the Nigeria Governors Forum to ensure…

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Boko Haram Jihadists Kidnap Doctor, Nurse, Driver In Chad

Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped a hospital’s head doctor, a nurse and their driver in we…

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U.S. To Treat 60,000 People Living With HIV In Lagos

The United States (U.S.) has explained why it is supporting the treatment of additional 60,000 peo…

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PCN Cautions Against Drug Abuse

Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has cautioned against drug abuse among citizens. It stated th…

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Over 2.5 Million Young Children Die Annually Over Malaria Disease – Health Officer

The President of Environmental Health Officers Association, South East zone, Mr. Eze Emmanuel yest…

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Lagos Shuts 14 Health Facilities over Non-Compliance

The Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency has shut down 14 health facili…

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TB Drug Price Slashed in Global Push to Thwart Killer Disease

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug on Thursday, …

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Ojukwu Teaching Hospital Doctors Threaten Strike Again

The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital chapter of the  Medical and Dental Consulta…

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Rotary Promises to Ensure Nigeria Stays Polio Free, Immunises Over 100 Kids in Ogudu

As part of efforts to ensure Nigeria maintains its polio-free status, the Rotary Club of Ogudu GRA…

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Boosting Nigeria’s Economy with Pharmacoeconomics

Worried about the volatile and unstable economic situation of the country, pharmacists under the a…

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How Demand for Custom Duties on Donated Drugs Denied Nigerians with Cardiac Cases Free Surgeries in Enugu

The demand for payment of custom duties or approval of waiver from the Federal Ministry of Finance…

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Over 150 Feared Killed By Yellow Fever in Katsina

More than 150 people, including women and children, have been feared killed following the outbreak…

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Stroke Affects 100,000 Nigerians Yearly — Organisation

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2019 World Stroke Day, the Nigerian Stro…

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Group Offers To Rehabilitate Stroke, Arthritis Patients

A non-governmental organisation, the Road to Recovery Foundation, has begun the sensitisation of r…

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ICYMI: Buhari Mourns LUTH Oncologist, Prof. Ajekigbe

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Ajekigbe family, the academia, and the medical pr…

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18 Die of Suspected Yellow Fever in Katsina

The Executive Secretary of Katsina State Primary Health Development Agency, Dr Shamsuddeen Yahaya …

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Take Your Nutrition Seriously, Pharmacist Tells Nigerians

The Chief Executive Officer of Olpharm Nigeria limited, Johnson Olusetire, has advised Nigerians t…

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Minimum Wage: Doctors Decry Exclusion from Negotiations

Nigerian doctors Tuesday kicked against their non-inclusion in the just-concluded negotiations on …

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Obaseki Launches Edo Health Insurance Scheme, Lauded For Reforestation

Governor Godwin Obaseki is to launch the Edo State Compulsory Health Insurance Scheme tomorrow gea…

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