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Osinbajo Calls For Innovative Approach To Family Planning

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for possible innovative approach to family planning in a b…

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20 Honoured in Primary Health Quest

Eighteen zonal directors and department heads at the National Primary Health Care Development Agen…

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UNTH Salary Crisis Worsens as JOHESU Threatens Breakdown if…

CRISIS rocking the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu State came to a hea…

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Pregnant Doctor, 2 Nurses, 2 Lecturers Kidnapped in Ondo

A heavily pregnant doctor, two nurses of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo and two lecturers from th…

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Yellow Fever: Edo Confirms Nine Deaths

The Edo State government on Wednesday said that nine lives were lost to the outbreak of yellow fev…

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Court Orders Destruction of 14 containers of Tramadol

The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday secured an order of the Federal High Court in Lagos to dest…

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Nurses Hold The Key to Achieving Universal Health Coverage

Current global health challenges and nursing’s role in addressing them were among the main t…

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UN Women Engages African Traditional, Religious Leaders to End Child Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation

The United Nations’ Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women has begun a four…

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Family Planning a Must to Avoid Demographic Doom – Expert

Dr Ejike Orji, the Chairman, Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP), says Famil…

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‘Gap in HIV Diagnosis a Major Limitation for Anti-AIDS Campaign’

The Assistant Director, National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Mr Raheem Mohammed, has described…

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‘Doctors Must Look After Their Health Before Treating Others’

The Chairman of the Medical Guild, Lagos State branch, Dr Babajide Saheed, has called on doctors t…

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FG to Fight Malnutrition with N68.63bn – Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has said that one of the priorities of the Federal Gov…

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PCN Strategises on Maternal, Child Mortality Rates Reduction

Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) says it has developed a strategic plan to equip Community Pha…

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Patients Groan as Resident Doctors Begin Strike in LUTH

• CMD explains shortage of bed spaces in hospital • Says salary shortfall due to chang…

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Male Birth Control: Human Trials to Start for Gels that Stop Sperm Production

Human trials for gels that could stop sperm production will soon commence, the National Institutes…

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UNICEF Reviews Activities, to Roll Out 2 Years Work Plan in Katsina

The Katsina field office of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNIC…

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Obtaining NAFDAC’s Registration Does Not Require Consultancy, Middlemen — Director

The National Agency for Food and  Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says that the publ…

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FG to Nigerians: Know Your HIV Status, There’s Enough Drugs for Free Treatment

The Federal Government on Saturday stressed the need for all Nigerians to know their HIV status, s…

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Medical Guild Raises Alarm Over Emigration of Doctors Overseas

Medical doctors, employed by the Lagos State government, yesterday, lamented the migration of doct…

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UNTH Doctors Protest Alleged Financial Sleaze by Management

RESIDENT doctors at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu State h…

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