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Nigeria Groans as Medical Professionals’ Emigration Worsens

Nigeria is among the top 13th African countries that their citizens want to emigrate to Europe and…

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How Hospital, NCDC Saved Lassa Fever Patients with Free Treatment

Okogbenin, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Irrua, Edo, that the free treatment of patient…

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72 Health Workers Trained in Kwara

Wellbeing Foundation Africa and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine yesterday trained 72 health …

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184 People Benefit from Taiwo Afolabi Free Dental Outreach

A total of 184 persons have enjoyed free dental and medical care at the Taiwo Afolabi Free Rural D…

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Salako: With NAIIS Result, FG Should Increase Funding for HIV

The Director General, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Prof. Babatunde Salako, has …

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Experts Charge FG, Doctors to Halt Brain Drain

  In a bid to address the seeming decay in the healthcare sector, some experts have advised…

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Pharmacists Accuse Lagos over Lopsided Health Insurance Scheme

Pharmacists under the aegis of the Association of Community Pharmacists (ACPN) have rejected the L…

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SYNLAB Opens New Facility in Calabar to Improve Disease Diagnosis

SYNLAB Nigeria (formerly Pathcare Laboratories), one of the leading pathology laboratory services …

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Debate Rages on Talcum Baby Powder’s Association with Lung, Ovarian Cancers

The debate on whether the use of the popular talcum powder causes cancer has refused to go away. I…

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How to End Tuberculosis Before 2030, by PSN

Pharmacists under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have made recommendatio…

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USA, LUTH Reaffirm Commitment to Transform Cancer Treatment

The United States Trade and Development Agency and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-…

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Igbobi Hospital Repositions to Optimise Service Delivery, Reverse Medical Tourism

The Nigeria healthcare system is faced with challenges associated with the development of effectiv…

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Advancing Digital Health in Nigeria

To bridge the gap of low doctor, nurse, midwife, pharmacist and health worker ratio to the over fl…

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Chamber Seeks Collaboration with NAFDAC on EODB

The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) has canvassed partnership with the National Agency…

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West Africa Records 57% of Undiagnosed Child Cancer Cases

6.7 million children will develop disease globally by 2030, says study. About 57 per cent of child…

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Health Financing and the Crisis of Healthcare System in Nigeria – Part 2

Unfortunately, the success of a robust and functional financing regime for the sustainability of t…

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ECOWAS, WAHO Move to Stop Fake Drugs in W’Africa

Fake and substandard drugs have remained a public health concern in Nigeria and other African coun…

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Baale Wife’s Death: LASUTH Denies Negligence, Rejects Compensation Claim

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital has denied culpability in the death of Mrs Omolara Ka…

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Group Seeks Adequate Funds to Tackle Tuberculosis

A group, under the auspices of the Tuberculosis Network in Ondo State,  has said medical inst…

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Adamawa Records 23 Cases of Drug Resistance TB in 3 Months

No fewer than 23 cases of drug resistance Tuberculosis (TB) has been recorded in Adamawa from Janu…

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