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Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) o…

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Ekiti Moves to End Maternal, Child Deaths

The Commissioner for Health in Ekiti State, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, said on Wednesday that the st…

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Tuberculosis Kills 120,000 Nigerians Annually — FG

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, raised the alarm over the high rate of deaths caused by tube…

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Suicide: Experts Urge National Assembly to Pass Mental Health Bill

Amidst the rising wave of suicide in the country, mental health experts have urged the National As…

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Anambra Doctors Suspend Strike

Resident doctors of the Anambra State-owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospit…

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NMA Laments Growing Quackery in Medical Profession

The Nigerian Medical Association, Oyo State chapter, on Wednesday, lamented the growing menace of …

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Ekiti Pledges Urgent Attention to Hospitals

Ekiti State Government has said it will speedily attend to infrastructure, equipment and personnel…

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Technology Key to Quality Health Care Delivery – Sanwo-Olu

The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibironke Sanwo-Olu, has said technology is important in p…

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Buhari to NMA: Security Still Tops My Agenda for the Country

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said successes recorded in degrading terrorists in the…

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TCF to Address Challenges of Blindness with 15,000 Subsidised Surgeries Yearly

The burden of total blindness and vision impairment in Nigeria could witness drastic reduction as …

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New NHIS Boss Unveils Three-Point Agenda to Revive Scheme

Determined to revive the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), the newly appointed Executive Se…

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Customs Intercepts Ambulance with N2.8m Worth of Tramadol

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Command, yesterday said that it intercepted an ambulance …

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Experts Alert to Rising Cholera, Lassa fever Cases, Others

As the rainy season peaks with imminent flooding in some states, experts have alerted to further r…

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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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