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Abia: FG Rolls Out N1bn Healthcare Fund as Ikpeazu Warns against Diversion

The Federal government has flagged-off the N1.08 billion Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) i…

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LUTH Doctors Deny Suspending Strike, Says Action Will Hold in June

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Ar…

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We Discovered Illegal Distilleries in Remote Akwa Ibom Villages - NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered an illegal factory …

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Thailand Plans to Impose Health Insurance Fee on Tourists by End Of 2019

The Thai government is planning to impose a three dollar fee on tourists by the end of 2019 to cov…

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Onodugo Emerges CMD of UNTH

A new Chief Medical Director (CMD) has been appointed for the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospi…

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WHO Revives 23 Health Centres to Protect People’s Lives

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is to revive 23 health facilities; enhance healthcare delivery…

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40percent of Nigerian Youths Engage in Illicit Drug Abuse – UNODC

An alarming 40percent of Nigerian youths still engage in Illicit drug abuse, a recent report by th…

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Ex Health Minister Denies Complicity in Alleged N300m Constituency Project Fraud

Former Health Minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Thursday dismissed as untrue allegation that he diver…

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Lagos State Debunks Allegation of Sabotage in Polio Vaccination

No Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) was engaged in the recent vaccination against polio campaig…

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Measles, Meningitis, Lassa fever Kill 156, Infect 29,697

Measles has killed 89 persons and infected 28,796 others nationwide since the beginning of this ye…

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LUTH, Resident Doctors ‘Embrace Peace, Suspend Strike’

Management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) yesterday announced that “both p…

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Imam, Experts Offer Tips Against Depression, Mental Health Challenges

Various speakers at the Lekki Muslim Ummah, LEMU Quarterly Da’wah Workshop have offered seve…

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Evans’ Co-defendant Alleges Failed Surgery in Kirikiri Hospital

The Lagos State High Court in Igbosere has ordered the Medical Director, Kirikiri Maximum Prison, …

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Stakeholders Chart New Course for 9th Assembly on Health

Stakeholders in the health sector have charted a new course for the incoming members of the 9th Na…

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Nigeria’s Euracare Performs First Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery in Sub-sahara Africa

Nigeria’s Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital has now been dubbed the first healthcare facili…

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Asthmatics Decry High Cost of Drugs

While some asthmatics have complained of the high cost of drugs, Consultant Pulmonologist at the O…

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MTN Boosts Health Sector through WCWDT

The MTN Foundation, through its community development initiative –‘What Can We Do Toge…

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CSOs Drum Support for NAUTH, Other Health Facilities

Coalition of Civil Society Groups (CCSG) has urged governments, organisations, and well to do indi…

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Polio: LASG Accuses NGO of Administering Harmful Vaccine

The Lagos State Government says it has uncovered a plot by a non-governmental organisation to disr…

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Obaseki Rallies Patent, Proprietary Medicine Dealers for Improved Healthcare

In order to improve access to affordable and quality healthcare services across the state, Edo Sta…

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