Medical News


Edo boosts health care reforms with N100m

The Edo State Government said it had paid N100m as a counterpart fund for the Basic Health Care Pr…

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Ondo trains 100 workers in primary health care

The Ondo State Government, in partnership with the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, has train…

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FG’ll prioritise health expenditure in 2019 — Udoma

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, on Tuesday said despite dwindling…

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Lassa fever, meningitis, cholera killed 156 Nigerians in 2019 — NCDC

No fewer than 156 Nigerians have died of Lassa fever, meningitis and cholera so far in 2019, accor…

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AHAPN Seeks Presidential Assent To Pharmacy Council Bill

Members of the Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) have call…

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Lagos Pharmacists Give Sanwo-Olu 4-point Agenda

Towards expanding frontiers in the quest to build a virile and productive health system that will …

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Lagos varsity cancer centre begins operation in May

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and Lagos University Teaching Hospital cancer tr…

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Governor Obaseki plans compulsory medical test for Edo workers

The Edo State government is working on a plan that will encourage workers in the state to undergo …

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Nigerian Army 8 Division holds outreach for oral health

The 8 Division Nigerian Army Medical Services and Hospital, Giginya Barracks, Sokoto is to hold He…

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Medical practitioner wants Nigeria to be polio-free

Dr Towoju Olumunyiwa, a medical practitioner with National Hospital, Abuja, has called on Federal …

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Inside OAUTHC cardiac theatre where surgeons repair babies’ hearts

GBENGA ADENIJI, who joined the cardiac surgical team that successfully carried out open-heart surg…

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‘Boost medical tourism through investment’

The Federal Government has been urged to invest in the health sector in order to reduce outbound m…

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Methodist Church Moves to Reclaim Hospital from Kwara Govt

The Methodist Church of Nigeria has said it will take actions towards reclaiming the General Hospi…

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We can’t celebrate HIV rating yet – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday unveiled the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey…

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Akwa Ibom topples Benue in HIV/AIDs prevalence in Nigeria

The Nigerian HIV/AIDs Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) has shown that Akwa Ibom has the highest…

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World Kidney Day: Obaseki mulls compulsory medical test for Edo workers

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has hinted that his administration is working on a plan tha…

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World Glaucoma Week: Optometrists to offer free eye test in Enugu

The Nigeria Optometrists Association in Enugu State has urged its members in public and private ho…

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Nigeria Records 93 Deaths from Lassa Fever in 2019

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported at least 93 deaths and 1,297 suspected …

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Entry requirements for nursing programme to be raised

The ministry of education and sports will hike entry requirements for nursing and midwifery progra…

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WHO says aiming to halt DRC Ebola outbreak within six months

The deadly Ebola outbreak raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo should be over within six…

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