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Anambra: Why Doctors are on Warning Strike – MDCAN

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu U…

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LUTH Doctors to Begin Strike June 7

Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has announced t…

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Nigeria Records 17 New Cases, no Death from Lassa fever, CSM

For the first time in more than three weeks, the country has recorded 17 new cases but no death fr…

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Give Nurses, Dentists Lateral Entry Into MBBS: Drafts Policy

The draft National Education Policy 2019 has suggested sweeping changes in medical education. One …

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Doctors Issue FCT A 21-Day Ultimatum Over Denied Promotions

Resident doctors in the FCT have given the FCT Administration 21 days from Monday to promote resid…

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FG Inaugurates 5 Boards of Health Regulatory Councils

The Federal Government on Monday inaugurated five governing boards of the health regulatory counci…

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Anambra: Patients Stranded as Consultants Join Resident Doctors on Strike

Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu U…

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4 Mamelodi Hospital Staffers Implicated in Tying 76-Year-Old to Bench - MEC

A security guard, two doctors and a nurse have been placed on special leave following an incident …

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Group Warns NAFDAC against Approving Methyl Bromide’s Importation

The Virtues Unlimited Restorative Justice Initiative has warned the National Agency for Food and D…

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Students Decry Lack of Drugs in their Institution’s Health Centres

Nigerian undergraduates have condemned lack of drugs in their various institutions’ health c…

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HCI Healthcare Plans Universal Access

HCI Healthcare Limited has said it is committed to providing quality healthcare services to all Ni…

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‘Why 192m Nigerians have no Health Insurance’

The Chief Executive Officer of AXA Mansard Health Limited, Tope Adeniyi, has said only eight milli…

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2.4 Million Nigerians Smoke Cigarette Daily – Pediatricians

Despite the campaign against the consumption of tobacco, the number of Nigerians who smoke cigaret…

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Borno Records no Wild Polio Case in 32 Months – BSPHCDA

The Executive Director, Borno State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Dr. Sule Mel…

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Islamic Scholar Urges Citizens to Accept Polio Immunisation

Disturbed by the deadly effect of polio disease, a renowned Northern Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Dahir…

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Donor Agencies to Partner Cross River on Maternal, Child Mortality

Donor agencies have promised continuous partnership with Cross River State government in the bid t…

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NNPC/Chevron JV Takes Anti-Malaria Crusade to Ondo

Distributes Free Nets, Drugs . To reduce malaria scourge in the country, Nigerian National Petrole…

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05 Initiatives Donates 13th Sickle Cell Clinic to Delta

A non-Governmental organisation, 05 Initiative, founded by Delta State governor’s wife, Edit…

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Buhari Urged to Assent to Pending Health Bills

The National Advocates for Health, a civil society organisation made up experts in the health sect…

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World no Tobacco Day: Activists Seek Stiffer Penalties for Tobacco Law Violators

Advocates and public health professionals who converged in Abuja to mark the World No Tobacco Day …

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