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WHO Director-General Visits Devastated Sites in the Bahamas to Assess Health Impacts of Hurricane Dorian

The world must rally around the Bahamas in the tragic aftermath of Hurricane Dorian which has not …

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Expert Seeks Expunge Of HMOs in Health Bill to Address Challenges of Doctors

A medical expert and the Chief Medical Director of Mount Hermon Hospital, Port Harcourt, Dr. Cyril…

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Commission Calls for National Screening Programme to Eradicate Hepatitis

The Hepatitis Zero Commission Nigeria has decried the increasing incidence of hepatitis B and C in…

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HMOs Task Providers to Adopt WHO Standard for Malaria Treatment

Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) have urged healthcare providers to adopt the World Health …

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O5 Initiative Partners Organisations on Management of Sickle Cell

Wife of Delta State Governor and Founder of O5 Initiative, Edith Okowa, has said the Initiative wi…

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Niger State Moves to Address Child, Maternal Mortality

Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has said that the state is revamping and repositioning 24…

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Weak Law Responsible For Fake, Falsified Medicines – ACPN

The Lagos Chapter of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria has expressed concern ove…

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PSN Laments Dearth of Pharmacists in Ondo

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Ondo State branch, has described the shortage of pharmacist…

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Firm Urges Nigerians on Healthy Nutrition

The Deputy Managing Director, PZ Wilmar Ltd, Mr Ipsit Chakrabarti, has stressed the need for Niger…

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NIPRD Will Make Pharmaceutical Sector Drive Economic Development – DG

National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it is working to ensur…

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Sickle Cell: Medical Centre Performs Stem Cell Transplant for Two

A Benin based Medical Hospital, CELLTEK HEALTH MEDICAL CENTRE, has successfully performed the stem…

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No Outbreak of Epidemic in Queens College – PERM SEC

The Federal Ministry of Education, Tuesday, dismissed claims of another outbreak of epidemic in Qu…

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Lagos Doctors Raise Alarm over Imminent Collapse of Health Services

Medical doctors under the employ of Lagos State government, Tuesday raised the alarm over what the…

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NHIS Reconciles Accounts with Us Quarterly, Says Clearline

The acting Chief Executive Officer, Clearline International Limited, Dr Babatunde Ladele, has desc…

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Nigeria May Import Doctors to Address Shortage - Medical Guild

Chairman of the Lagos Medical Guild, Dr. Babajide Saheed, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government …

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Ondo NMA to Build Clinic

The Nigerian Medical Association, Ondo State, has unveiled its plan to build a 59-bed health clini…

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Doctors’ Exodus Portends Bleak Future, Says UCH CMD

The Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof Jesse Otegbayo, on Mon…

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Be Committed To Duty, Ekiti Tells Nurses, Midwives

The Ekiti State Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, has charged nurses and midwives …

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LASG Commences Investigation into Disease Outbreak in Queen’s College

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says that the state has commenced an …

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UBTH Provides Free Medical Checkups for Elderly Persons

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) yesterday provided free medical checkups for elde…

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