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What We’re Doing to Standardise, Regulate Traditional Medicine – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that sensitisi…

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Nursing Shortages Still a Concern in Asia

Asian nurse leaders from ten nursing associations, representing approximately six million nurses f…

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Polio: FCT Commences Vaccination Dec 15

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will commence polio immunisation for c…

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MHWUN Seeks Parley with Buhari Over Crisis in Health Sector

Leadership of Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, weekend, appealed to Pres…

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World Close to Attaining HIV Treatment – NACA

The Director-General of National Action for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr Sani Aliyu, says the wo…

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7th Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) chapter

Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) chapter I…

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NMA tasks Governors to implement Primary Health Insurance Scheme

The National President of Nigeria Medical Academy, NMA, Dr Francis Faduyile has called on state go…

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PRESS BRIEFING: Fake Drug Manufacturers Arrested By @PolicNG In Lagos

PARADE OF FOUR (4) NOTORIOUS FAKE PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG MANUFACTURERS AND DISCOVERY OF A FACTORY WIT…

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We Will Resist Hospitals Privatisation – Health Workers

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), has said it would resist any attempt by t…

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ECOWAS Partners NCDC to Tackle Yellow Fever Outbreak

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is working with the Nigeria Centre for Dise…

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USAID’s MCSP Trains Over 4,000 Health Workers in Kogi

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Maternal and Child Survival …

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UniJos Graduates 132 Medical Doctors

The University of Jos in Plateau State has inducted 132 medical doctors who completed their traini…

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FG Urged to Provide Free Cervical Cancer Vaccines for Young Girls

Founder of Medicaid Cancer Foundation and Wife of Kebbi State governor, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu&…

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Scientists to Test Vaccine Made to Fight Epidemics

A global coalition set up to fight disease epidemics is investing up to $8.4m to develop a synthet…

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Academy Demands 6 in 10 Nigerians Get Health Cover by 2023

The West African Academy of Public Health, WAAPH, on Wednesday, demanded the federal government to…

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Experts Unveil Roadmap for Healthcare

Healthcare professionals and medical students have drawn a roadmap on how to achieve sustainable d…

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Giving Babies Water Before 6 Months Increases Risk of Diarrhoea – Idris

The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Dr. Jide Idris has urged nursing and expectant mothers…

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NMEP Says 191m Nigerians at Risk of Malaria

The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) has disclosed that about 191 million Nigerians r…

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Nigeria to Curb Medical Tourism

The Federal Government is seeking ways to improve efficiency in the operations of public hospitals…

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Strike: Health Workers Threaten to Down Tools Nationwide Over Unpaid Arrears

Health workers across the nation have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over the federa…

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