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WHO Approves New Essential Medicines, Diagnostic Tests

Towards facilitating correct diagnosis and prompt treatment of cancers, infectious diseases and ot…

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Solid Rock Hospital Shines at Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards

An ultra-modern private hospital based in Lagos, Solid Rock Hospital, recently won PharmAccess Fou…

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Ogun Set to Overhaul Health Sector, Says Gov

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun yesterday said his administration was set to revolutionalise the …

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Csos Seek Repeal of Drug Laws in Nigeria

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have advocated the repeal of drug laws in Nigeria, which accord…

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Cholera: NCDC Records 64 Suspected Cases in Adamawa, Katisina States

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 64 suspected cases of cholera repor…

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NHIS Failing to Provide Nigerians Health Services - Sambo

The new Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, on Mond…

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Spine Society Laments Lack of Adequate Experts

The President of the Nigerian Spine Society, Dr Kabiru Abubakar, says the country is in dire need …

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‘State Hospitals’ Loss of Accreditation Frustrating Medical Internship’

The Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr Tajudeen Sanusi, has blamed the ina…

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‘Prioritise Doctors’ Welfare to Curb Brain Drain’

The Provost of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Prof. Afolabi Lesi, has urged the fed…

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Paramilitary Men Tortured Civilian to Death, Doctor Says

Sudan’s feared paramilitaries have beaten and tortured to death a civilian in a town in war-…

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Ebola Patient in DR Congo City of Goma has Died - Governor

The first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma has died, the go…

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Patient Allegedly Stabs Self to Death with Broken Window Glass at UBTH

A male patient reportedly committed suicide at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, the hosp…

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INSTRUCTOR COURSE: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) BLS/ FIRSTAID

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) BLS/ FIRSTAID INSTRUCTOR? &nb…

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American Heart Association First Aid CPR AED Course 2019 Training Dates

The American Heart Association First Aid CPR AED is designed for anyone with limited or no medical…

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Study: Anorexia Is Not Just All In The Mind

Anorexia is more than a mental disorder and has origins in a person's genes which control thei…

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High-Level Meeting on the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Affirms Support for Government-Led Response and UN System-Wide Approach

Almost a year after the outbreak of Ebola was declared in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…

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Newly Released Reports Showed Many US Hospice Facilities Had At Least One Deficiency

Maggots growing around a dying man's feeding tube. Staff failing to treat the wounds of a pati…

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#Ebolawatch: DR Congo Confirms First Case In City of Goma On Border With Rwanda

The Ebola virus has reached the Congolese city of Goma, a major transit hub that is home to more t…

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INSTRUCTOR COURSE: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) BLS/ FIRSTAID

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) BLS/ FIRSTAID INSTRUCTOR? &nb…

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DR Congo Urges Calm after Ebola Case in Key City

The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have appealed for calm after the first case of…

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