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Pharmaceutical Products: Nigeria, Others Spend $14 Billion On Importation

Nigeria and other African countries currently spend at least $14 billion on importation of pharmac…

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KPMG Nigeria reinforces commitment to health

KPMG Professional Services says it has donated about N2m to the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igb…

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#Ebola: 13 Quarantined In Uganda After Contact With Suspected Corpse

Ugandan authorities on Tuesday quarantined 13 people, who picked up a body of suspected Ebola deat…

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15th Biennial General Meeting (BGM), 24th Scientific Session and 38" Council Meeting

West African College Of Nursing (WACN) 15th Biennial General Meeting (BGM), 24th Scientific Sess…

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Primary health care needs pharmacists, FIP tells WHO

Health programmes that encourage patients to visit pharmacies as their first port of call for mino…

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COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED BY NDA 2018

COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED BY THE NIGERIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION (NDA) AT THE END OF HER 51ST ANNUAL GE…

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NLC, health workers decry casualisation

The Nigeria Labour Congress and stakeholders in the health sector have kicked against casualisatio…

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Health insurance: Lagos targets over two million residents in one year

Lagos State Government says it plans to enrol about 10 per cent of its population under its health…

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WHO increases support on Lassa fever in West Africa

The World Health Organisation, on Sunday, said it has increased its efforts to support West Africa…

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WAHO advocates access to quality, affordable drugs

The West African Health Organisation has called for easy access to quality, safe and affordable me…

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I begged rescuers to kill me as the pain was too much – Ogungbemi, medical student shot by kidnappers

Victor Ogungbemi, 33, is having trouble describing how he feels. Since he was attacked by suspecte…

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We were told Cancer was death sentence, yet we came out stronger – Survivors

About three years ago, Williamson O’Dioyor was fighting the battle of his life with cancer. …

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Lassa fever: 14 more die, 68 new cases confirmed

Fourteen  more persons have been killed by  Lassa fever  in nine states,  the …

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STUDY: Diet Drugs Could Halt Mosquitoes Blood-sucking Behavior

By giving mosquitoes diet drugs, they could be prevented from biting humans and spreading deadly d…

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President Buhari Commissions NSIA-LUTH Cancer Treatment Centre

  His Excellency  Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR  President of the Federal Republic o…

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Oyo targets 450,000 On Health insurance

In its bid to give healthcare access to more people, the Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA…

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Python Dance III: Army provides free health care to residents of Lagos

More than 1,000 residents of Isawo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, received free medical care and m…

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NDLEA Nabs Man with 77 Wraps of Cocaine

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a suspected drug trafficker in an a…

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To Reverse Medical Tourism, Reddington Unveils another World Class Hospital

As part of contributions towards addressing the rising incidence of medical tourism in Nigeria, Re…

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World Medical Association Sends Solidarity Message to Health Workers

A message of solidarity with physicians and health workers in Venezuela has come from the World Me…

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