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143,500 VULNERABLE RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE FREE HEALTHCARE IN JIGAWA

The Jigawa State Government has set up a taskforce committee to ensure the provision of quality basi…

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64TH INDEPENDENCE: PHARMACISTS LAMENT NIGERIA'S 70% DEPENDNCE ON IMPORTED DRUGS

Pharmaceutical experts in Nigeria have expressed concerns about the underdevelopment of the country’…

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RESIDENT DOCTORS DECRY HARSH WORKING CONDITIONS

As Nigeria celebrates its 64 independence today, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has la…

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NIGERIA @ 64: JAPA, OBSOLETE FACILITIES HAMPERING HEALTH SECTOR GROWTH, SAYS NMA

As Nigeria celebrates its 64th Independence Anniversary today, the leadership of the Nigeria Medical…

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JIGAWA LAUNCHES MOBILE VETERINARY CLINICS

Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has launched mobile veterinary clinics, aimed at providing free…

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MPOX, OTHERS: ECOWAS HEALTH AGENCY STRENGTHENS SURVEILLANCE

The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has strengthened surveillance and measures against the s…

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FG BEGINS ELECTRICITY SUBSIDY FOR PUBLIC HOSPITALS

The Federal Government said on Sunday that it had begun the implementation of electricity subsidies …

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OVER 20M DIE YEARLY OF HEART DISEASES SAYS CARDIAC SOCIETY

The Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has disclosed that 20.5 million people across the world die of he…

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PRIORITISLING WELFARE OF HEALTH WORKERS 'II CRUB JAPA SYNDROME - OBASANJO

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has called on both federal and state governments  to prior…

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NIGER GOVT URGED TO EXPEDITE ACTION ON HEALTH WORKERS EMPLOYMENT

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) Wednesday called on  Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Nig…

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NAFDAC URGES MEDICINE SALES STAKEHOLDERS TO ACTIVELY CHECKMATE SUBSTANDARD, FALSIFIED MEDICINES

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has vowed to tackle substa…

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NMCN: GLOBAL DEMAND FOR NIGERIAN NURSES STILL HIGH, INDUCTS PIONEER NURSES OF CLIFFORD VARSITY

With  high mobility of labour in the healthcare profession and its attendant ‘Japa’ syndrome, the gl…

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BORNO FACES HEALTH CRISIS WITH OVER 230 HEALTH FACILITIES DESTORYED.

The recent floods in Maiduguri and Jere in Borno State have displaced over 600,000 persons, severely…

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US-BASED EDO MEDICAL PRACTITIONER SENSITIZES WOMEN ON BREAST CANCER.

BENIN CITY – A United States of America-based Family Physician, Dr Mercy Obamogie has urged women to…

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EXPERTS X-RAY CHALLENGES OF ALLERGY AS NIGERIA HOSTS WORLD ALLERGY SCHOOL

Nigeria is one of the countries in the world where citizens are burdened with allergic diseases, the…

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PREVENTIVE CARE CRUCIAL TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE ATTAINMENT - MEDICS PARTNERS

The Chief Medical Director of Medics Partners Multi Specialist Hospital, Lagos, Dr. Busola Ayelowo-E…

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ZULUM, PHARMACISTS URGE ROBUST INVESTMENT IN HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum and leaders of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy are urging robus…

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PCN SEALS 581 PHARMACIES IN ADAMAWA

Determined to curtail the illegal activities of some drug dealers, the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria h…

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NIGERIA'S FIRST PRIVATE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FACILITY OPENS IN LAGOS

Edward & Clara Memorial Clinic (ECMC) has launched its second Lagos facility in Okota, at the weeken…

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AIG-IMOUKHUEDE, PSHAN REVITALIZE 4 PHCS IN EDO TO ADVANCE.

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, a philanthropic organisation committed to increasing access to primar…

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