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NAFDAC: Only 17% of Drugs in Nigeria are Substandard

The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Pr…

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Drug-Resistant Diseases May Kill 10m Annually

UN Adhoc Interagency Coordinating Group warns of looming global crisis 24m risk extreme poverty by…

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FG to Spend Over N1bn as Compensation for Codeine Seizures — NAFDAC Boss

Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Con…

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MSN, NIMR, Take Fight Against Malaria to Grassroots

The Malaria Society of Nigeria in collaboration with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, l…

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Build Pharmaceutical Production Plants, NAIP Tasks FG

In the effort to ensure a strategic re-positioning of the Nigerian pharmaceutical Industry to attr…

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US Consulate Decries Low Sickle Cell Awareness in Nigeria

The United States Consulate in Lagos has decree low level of awareness around the sickle cell diso…

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WDI Offers Comprehensive Medical Care in Lagos Community

Westfield Development Initiative, WDI has provided free medical care to residence of Aboru in Alim…

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Pharmacists Task Nigerians on Malaria Elimination

On this year’s World Malaria Day, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, has called on …

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FG Committed to Ending Malaria – Adewole

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said the Federal Government was committed to endi…

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Lagos Urges Residents to Join Health Insurance Scheme

The Lagos State Government has urged residents to take advantage of the Lagos State Health Insuran…

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Research: An Army Of Micro-robots Can Wipe Out Dental Plaque

A visit to the dentist typically involves time-consuming and sometimes unpleasant scraping with me…

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Engineers Make Injectable Tissues A Reality

A simple injection that can help regrow damaged tissue has long been the dream of physicians and p…

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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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Firm Sensitises Lagos Community on Malaria Prevention

As part of its social responsibility to the community, the Saro Lifecare Limited, producers of Sni…

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Nigeria’s First Hospital Gets Orphanage Centre

The late Most Supreme Apostle Matthew Omodayo Owotuga Foundation has unveiled an orphanage at the …

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Igbinedion Varsity Moves to Revolutionise Healthcare Delivery

The Federal Government has approved the move by the management of Igbinedion University, Okada (IU…

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Man Steals N1.7m Hospital’s Microscope, Sells it for N5,000

Operatives of the Kastina State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old man, Hamza Sani, for al…

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Nigeria Receives 4,000 Vials of Anti-Snake Venom Drugs after Months of Paucity

Nigeria, on Saturday, received 4,000 vials of Anti-Snake Venom (ASV), ending months of acute short…

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FG to Develop Patient Safety Guide

The federal government says it will soon develop the National Patients Safety Guide as part of mea…

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Air Force Targets 5,000 for Medical Outreach in Sokoto

Nigerian Air Force has held a free medical outreach at Madorawa Community in Sokoto, with a target…

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