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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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Gombe Partners NDLEA to Tackle Drugs Abuse

The Gombe State Government said it would collaborate with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agenc…

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NAFDAC Inching Closer to Tackling Drug Insecurity – Adeyeye

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is working hard to elimi…

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WHO Urges Govts to Scale up Investments in TB Care

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised the federal government and governments of other me…

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Pharmacists Day 2019

World Pharmacists Day 2019 will promote safe and effective medicines for all “Safe and effec…

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Head of Enugu Nursing Services Assassinated

The Enugu state police command has arrested three men in connection with the assassination of the …

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NACC Harps on use of ICT for Healthcare Delivery, Productivity

The Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce (NACC), has emphasized the need for both the public and …

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We’ve Sustained Akunyili’s Legacy by Wiping out Fake Drugs, Says NAFDAC

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday said it has sustai…

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