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SCIENTISTS SEEK INVESTMENT IN GERO-SCIENCE FOR HEALTH, LIFE EXTENSION

Despite medical advances, healthier diets, medical advances and other quality-of-life improvements, …

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BREAST CANCER: RAISING AWARENESS, INSPIRING HOPE

In commemoration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is marked globally every October, the Lagos…

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OIL FIRM SIGN N2.6BN MOU WITH HEART FOUNDATION ON FREE HEART SURGERY

As part of it’s corporate social responsibility in the health sector, an indigenous oil firm, FIRST …

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FG BEGINS IMPLEMENTATION OF ZERO VAT ON PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

he Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has announced that government has commenced the imp…

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PATIENTS LAMENT AS KADUNA HEALTH WORKERS DOWN TOOLS

Patients and their relatives in Kaduna State have expressed frustration over the ongoing indefinite …

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NICRAT TRAINS HEALTHCARE WORKERS ON CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING, REFERRAL

The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has trained health workers at the …

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LECTURERS GROUND UNIZIK MEDICAL SCHOOL OVER VICE CHANCELLORSHIP POST

The medical school of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, comprising the faculties of Medicine and Basic Clin…

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UPGRADING EPE GENERAL HOSPITAL TO FMC WRONG, SAYS NMA

The Lagos State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr Saheed Babajide has faulted the rec…

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PHARMACISTS, OTHERS URGE FG TO TACKLE INFLATION, REDUCE DRUG HIKE

Members of the Society for Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing of Nigeria have stated that unless the…

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LAGOS BEGIN TRIAL OF TWO DOCTORS OVER PATIENT'S DEATH

Two medical doctors, Michael Atiba and Michael Ugbeye, are standing trial at the Ikeja High Court of…

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SOKOTO VOWS TO RETOOL HEALTH TRAINING INSTITUTIONS FOR PROFICIENCY.

Governor Ahmed Aliyu has vowed that his administration in Sokoto State would equip all state-owned h…

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PDP LAMENTS WORSENING HEALTHCARE, HOSPITALS IN ONDO

The Peoples Democratic Party, Ondo State chapter, yesterday, said that the health sector is under im…

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GOVERNOR FINTIRI RECEIVES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR HEALTHCARE CONTRIBUTIONS

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has been honored with an Award of Excellence by the Nigerian Medical A…

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NIGERIA'S HEALTHCARE CRISIS WORSENS AS MEDICAL TOURISM DRAINS N1.2BN

Nigeria’s healthcare sector is facing an unprecedented crisis with medical tourism siphoning a stagg…

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FG LAUDS MBAH ON PRIMARY HEALTHCARE, SAYS ENUGU WELL AHEAD

The Federal Government has commended the transformation of primary healthcare in Enugu State by the …

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NMA PROPOSES PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST SERVICES, TACKLE MEDICAL TOURISM

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has proposed the adoption of public-private partnership in the he…

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DELTA GOVT APPROVES BUILDING OF MEDICAL COLLEGE AT DSUST, OZORO

Delta State government on Thursday approved the building of a College of Medical Sciences at the Del…

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REPS MOVE TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO MEDICINES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSCRIBERS

The House of Representatives has called for comprehensive review of the medicines price list under t…

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GLOBAL FUND, ACOMIN DECRY POOR SERVICES AT NIGERIA'S PRIMARY HEALTH CENTERS

The Global Fund and the Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN) have i…

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REPORT: TWO-THIRDS OF HEALTHCARE ORGANISATIONS HIT BY RANSOMWARE

Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, has released a …

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