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Eight Newborn Babies Killed in Algerian Hospital Fire

Eight newborn babies were killed in a fire that erupted in a hospital neonatal ward in Algeria on …

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At Least 6 People Have Died in the United States from a Rare Mosquito-Borne Illness

A third person has died of Eastern equine encephalitis in Massachusetts, raising the reported deat…

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One Dies as Lassa fever Hits Benue

Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr  Sunday Ongbabo,  on Monday s…

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Doctor Mistakenly Performed Abortion on Wrong Woman

Police have launched an investigation in South Korea after a doctor performed an abortion by mista…

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Two FMC Doctors on Trial over Death of Pregnant Woman in Asaba

Two doctors with Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, have appeared before the Medical and Dental Counci…

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Stronger Focus on Nutrition within Medical Services Could Save 3.7m Lives By 2025

Health services must integrate a stronger focus on ensuring optimum nutrition at each stage of a p…

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Budget: Cross River Targets WHO’s Benchmark on Health

The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr Eteng Williams, has said the House will…

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Four ‘Negligent’ Doctors Risk Losing Licence

Four Asaba-based doctors risk having their licenses withdrawn by the Medical and Dental Council of…

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Experts Advocate Lasting Solution to Curb Suicide among Youths in Nigeria

Burdened by the rising cases of suicide among youths in Nigeria, the Chief Medical Director, Lagos…

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Why Doctors are Leaving Nigeria – MDCAN

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria of the University College Hospital, Ibad…

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How to Protect Against Substandard, Falsified Medicines, By Stakeholders

Foreign and local stakeholders in the health sector have agreed to ensure the implementation of ph…

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Overdependence on Drug Importation, Others Kill Local Pharma Industry, Threaten Medicine Security

With Nigeria’s growing population expected to hit 206 million by 2020, ensuring national suf…

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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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