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Medical College Admits 477, Laments Decline in Residency Programme

The National Postgraduate Medical College has admitted 477 graduands into the fellowship programme…

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FG Commences Reform of NHIS Operations

The federal government has commenced a reform process to make the operations of the National Healt…

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Second Ebola Vaccine to be Introduced in DRC in Mid-October — WHO

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is to introduce a second vaccine next month to combat the Ebo…

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Doctors, Dentists Face Tribunal for Professional Lapses

An unspecified number of doctors and dentists is billed to face a tribunal set up by the Medical a…

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Countries Must Invest at Least 1% More of GDP On Primary Health Care To Eliminate Glaring Coverage Gaps

At current rates of progress up to 5 billion people will miss out on health care in 2030 Countries…

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ICN Congratulates New WHO Regional Director for Europe and Looks Forward to the Appointment of A Chief Nursing Officer for the Region

ICN Chief Executive Officer Howard Catton has congratulated Hans Kluge on his appointment as World…

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WHO Says Tanzania not Sharing Information on Ebola

Tanzania has declined to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health O…

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World Leaders Meet in U.S. On Access to Health Services

Ahead of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage …

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Oyetola Inaugurates Governing Boards for Osun Health Insurance Agency, Primary Healthcare

The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday, inaugurated the Governing Boards of Osun H…

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Kebbi Implements Harmonised Primary Healthcare

The Kebbi State Government, with support from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and th…

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Police Nab UBTH Ex-Worker over Employment Scam

Former employee of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Mr. Michael Oshodin, 59, was …

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DR Congo: Ebola Survivors Play Crucial Role Helping Victims of Virus

As health agencies battle to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in eastern DR Congo, some s…

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7,788 Test Positive for Hepatitis

About 6,702 persons tested positive for Hepatitis B Virus out of the 50,000 people screened for bo…

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Expert Advises Nigerians on Regular Exercise, Healthy Diets

A General Health Physician, Dr Olubunmi Fashola, has urged Nigerians to embrace the culture of doi…

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LASUTH CMD Seeks Funding for PLWDs

The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabam…

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FG Renews Efforts to Check Brain Drain

The Federal Government has said it was renewing its focus to stop medical tourism by reducing the …

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Reps Seek More Radiology Centres to Tackle Cancer

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to set up more radiology centres and…

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LASG to Strengthen PHCs, Alternative Medicine

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi has said the present administration in …

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Gombe Moves to Prevent Spread of Yellow Fever

Following the outbreak and confirmed cases of yellow fever in neighbouring Bauchi State, the Gombe…

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WHO Warns Outbreak of Flu-Like Illness Could Circulate In 36 Hours, Kill 80m People

A flu-like illness could travel around the world in 36 hours and kill 80million people, experts ha…

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