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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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Medics Fighting Ebola In The Congo Fear Their Jobs Becoming Even Riskier After Fatal Road Crash As WHO Begs For More Vaccines To Be Given Out With Death Toll Jumping To 1,055

Medics fighting an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo fear their jobs will become …

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Nigeria Kick Starts National Implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund in Osun State

Nigeria Universal Health Coverage Aspiration Gets a Boost: HUWE to provide care for 100M Nigerians…

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EKSUTH CMD Advocates Special Funds for Medical Research

The Acting Chief Medical Director of the Ekiti State University Teaching hospital, Ado Ekiti, Dr A…

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NDLEA Arrested 9,824 Suspected Drug Offenders in 2018, Says Official

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it arrested 9,824 suspected drug offende…

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Pharmacists Protest Against Missing PCN Bill, PSN, ACPN Seek Buhari’s Assent

Pharmacists have shut down operations across the country over the missing Pharmacy Council of Nige…

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NLC, NANNM Threaten Strike Over Salary Arrears

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) …

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American Heart Association First Aid CPR AED Course 2019

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

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