Medical News


30 Pregnant Women Die Daily in Zamfara – NMA

At least 30 pregnant women are dying on daily basis in Zamfara state, the vice chairman of the Nig…

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NYSC Honours Doctors Who Saved Corps Member

For going beyond the call of duty, the Lagos State National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has honoure…

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Why You Need to Check Your Eyes Once a Year – Optometrist

An Optometrist at the  Ultimate Eye Clinic, Lagos, Dr Emeka Iwuala, has stressed the need for…

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Ondo Abduction: Kidnappers Release Pregnant Doctor After Collecting Ransom

About 24 hours after five people were abducted on the Akure-Owo Expressway in Ondo State, one of t…

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‘Government Must Give Attention to Sickle Cell Disorder’

A medical doctor with Eko Hospital Ikeja, Dr Emoruwa Oyefo, has called on the government to give a…

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How Poor Regulation by NAFDAC, PCN Fuels Counterfeit Medicines

Pharmacists under the aegis of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have bla…

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Sierra Leone Doctors Strike Over Wage,Poor Conditions, Nurses May Follow

Doctors in Sierra Leone’s public hospitals were  on  strike yesterday toprote…

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UNIOSUN Recommences Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery

Osun State University (UNIOSUN) has recommenced its Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) progra…

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FG to Partner Media Trust on Health Progs, Conferences

The Federal Ministry of Health would be partnering with Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily T…

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Taraba Ranks 2nd on HIV/AIDS Infection

The Director-General of the Taraba AIDS Control Agency (TACA), Abba Sale Ibrahim, says a recently …

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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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