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Study: Women Who Shave Their Pubic Hair or Wear Tight Trousers More Likely To Suffer Long-term Vulva Pain Because Of Friction And Higher Risk Of Infection

Women who shave or wax their pubic hair are more likely to suffer long-term pain around their g…

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Dr Zuwaira Ibrahim Hassan Call for Increased Funding of Health Sector

The Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Zuwaira Ibrahim Hassan, has advocated for  impro…

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Bayelsa State Intern Nurses Groan as Nurses Mark International Nurses Week

Its been pain, anguish and heartache for intern nurses employed in January 2019 under the ministry…

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NMA Decries Rising Insecurity, says Doctors Now Target of Armed Bandits

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has condemned the growing insecurity and incidence of kidnap…

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Doctors’ Migration: Nigeria Heading for Catastrophe- NMA

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), says the country’s health sector is heading for catas…

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First Case of Monkeypox Virus Detected in Singapore

Singapore has reported its first ever case of monkeypox, brought in by a Nigerian man thought t…

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Ending HIV by 2030 Is Attainable – NACA

As part of its effort in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country, the National Agency for t…

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Brain Drain: Nigeria Heading For Health Crisis, says NMA

National leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm that the countr…

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Don Calls For National Policy to End Sickle Cell Anemia

A professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bosede Afolabi, has called for a national policy on uni…

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Abia Owes Health Workers 13 months’ Salaries — NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association on Thursday said the Abia State Government owed doctors and other…

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LUTH Cancer Centre Opens to Patients, Promises Sustainability

Director, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority-Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NSIA-LUTH) ca…

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Ambode Reaffirms Commitment to Providing Better Care Services

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has reaffirmed his commitment to providing universal basic…

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New ART Guidelines will Curb Quackery in IVF, Regulate Practice in Lagos, Says Idris

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, has said the Assisted Reproductive Technol…

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Ondo Commends NSHIP’s Impact on Maternal, Child Care

A commendation has been given to the Nigeria State Health Investment Project (NSHIP) for its vario…

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Organisers Introduce Four Categories to NHEA

Organisers of the Nigeria Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) 2019 have introduced four categories …

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Trachoma Risk Reduced by Nine Million – Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has said that the number of Nigerians at risk of devel…

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Controversy Trails N198bn Tramadol Seized by Customs, NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has reserved comment on the curre…

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Ondo Pharmacists Protest Delayed Presidential Assent to Pharmacy Bill

Members of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria in Ondo State on Tuesday locked up …

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Senate Summons Adewole Over State of Teaching Hospitals

The senate has summoned Isaac Adewole, minister of health, over the “poor quality” of …

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Kidnapping: NMA Threatens to Withdraw Services in Cross River

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Cross River has threatened to withdraw services over the…

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