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FCT Yellow Fever Vaccination to Hold Nov 24-Dec 7

Having identified the FCT as one of the high risk states, the National Primary Health Care Develop…

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Imo Communities Stop Female Genital Mutilation

Twenty eight communities in  Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State yesterday stopped…

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Federal Neuro- Psychiatry Hospital Yaba Dedicates N500,000 To Boost Research

Over the years, many academic works have been carried out and published both locally and internati…

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Pregnant Women Groan As Stockout Of Commodities Threatens MNCH In Lagos PHCs

* LASG is addressing the logistics – Commissioner for Health   Motherhood, for prac…

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143 Die Of Lassa Fever In 22 States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), yesterday, confirmed that no fewer than 143 persons…

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Psychiatric Research Gets N500,000 Boost

Over the years, many academic works have been carried out and published both locally and internati…

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Yellow Fever Vaccination Starts for 26.2m People

Planned mass vaccination of some 26.2 million people against yellow fever got underway across the …

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Two Feared Dead as Strange Ailment Hits Edo Communities

Two persons were fear dead as strange ailment allegedly  hit communities in Uhunmwode local g…

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Self-Medication is kiss of Death

In Nigeria, the open sale of drugs – both traditional and pharmaceutical— through unre…

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Customs Seize 40 Tramadol Containers Worth N7.3bn from India

TramadolThe Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 40by40 containers loaded with Tramadol …

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Obaseki Partners Paediatricians on Maternal, Child Survival Programmes

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government is ready to partner with…

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Congo Records 13 New Cases of Ebola

Thirteen new cases of Ebola were confirmed on Wednesday in northeastern Democratic Republic of Con…

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Medical Directors Urge FG to Review NHIS Leadership

The Guild of Medical Directors (GMD) has called on the federal government to review the leadership…

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Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular diseases is a general term used to describe a range of disorders that affect the he…

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Winning the Battle Over Diabetes Once and for All

Diabetes is a condition that affects over 425 million people globally. In Nigeria, its rising prev…

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Exercising and Coping with Increased Body Heat in Pregnancy

If you think the weather is hot, you should get some perspectives from a pregnant woman, especiall…

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Community Health Practitioners Suspend 4 Officials

The National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria (NACHPN) has suspended its N…

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Foreign Trained Medical Lab Scientists to Train for 12 Months from 2019 — Council

The training period for qualifying exams conducted by the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Ni…

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MDCN Notice to Candidates for Remedial Program

Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria MDCN Notice to Candidates for Remedial Program   Th…

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FG to Treat 88,000 Children With Acute Malnutrition – Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has said that his ministry procured materials needed t…

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