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Kwara Health Workers Begin 3-Day Warning Strike

The Kwara state chapter of joint council of Medical and Health workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) in…

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Malaria On The Rise In More Than 13 Countries Including Nigeria, Experts Warn

After almost two decades of decline, malaria cases have significantly risen in 13 countries, promp…

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#EbolaWatch: Congo Health Workers Face Violence As Virus Spreads

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rise as vi…

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19 Year Old Dies After Inhaling Deodorant Spray To Get High

A 19-year-old died after inhaling deodorant spray to get high, according to a new case report, and…

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Audit Report: Nigerian AIDS Control Agency Concealed Records Of Donor Funds

Even as Nigerians ponder the implications of the crisis in the National Health Insurance Scheme (N…

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Urgent Background Checks Are Ordered On 3,000 Foreign Doctors After Woman, 56, Is Found To Have Used Fake Degree To Work For The NHS As A Psychiatrist For 22 YEARS

The backgrounds of 3,000 foreign doctors are being urgently checked after a conwoman with no qu…

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Research: Sucking Your Babys Pacifier To Clean It May Prevent Allergies

If the thought of sucking your baby's pacifier to clean it and then popping it in your baby&#3…

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Cancer: A New Approach To Detecting Cancer Earlier From Blood Tests

Cancer scientists led by principal investigator Dr. Daniel De Carvalho at Princess Margaret Cancer…

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19 Year Old Katsina Prison Inmate Dies of Drug Resistant TB

A 19-year-old awaiting trial inmate of the Katsina Prison, Isah Ibrahim, has died of drug-resistan…

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FG Inaugurates Medical & Dental Governing Council

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Council for the Medical and Dental Council of…

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Digitization Of NAFDAC Registration Certificates And Notifications

This is to notify all Marketing Authorization Holders and Applicants of the recent requirement to …

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ICN: Increased Investment in Nursing is Key to Achieving Health for All

A new report published today by the World Innovation Summit for Health(WISH) Nursing and UHC …

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World Medical Association Condemns Shameful Move to Ban Doctors From Working

The World Medical Association has condemned as ‘shameful’ a new move by the Turkish au…

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NMA Decries Harassment by Laboratory Council of Nigeria

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Nasarawa State has decried the clampdown and closure of f…

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Govt Must Prioritise Primary Health Care – Idris

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, has urged government at all levels to prio…

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NDLEA Seizes 340m Tramadol Tablets in Containers

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it intercepted a total of 340 million tr…

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Why Quackery Thrives in Radiography, by Experts

Experts have given reasons why there are quacks in the radiography profession. This, they said, is…

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Pharmacists Eulogize Past PSN President Yakasai; Confer Him With Leadership Award

Members of the National Executive Committee of the Association of Hospital and Administrative Phar…

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I Have a Competent Health Minister, Buhari Boasts

…AS HE BAGS POLIO CHAMPION AWARD   Following his contributions to the health secto…

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Heath Care: USAID Presents 2019 Work Plan to FCT

A United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project, Health Policy Plus (H…

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