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‘Despite 9M Pregnant Nigerian Women, Only 2.4M Gets HIV Testing’

…3.6 million access antenatal, 64,000 HIV positive   With over nine million Nigeri…

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Nigeria Needs Additional 155,000 Medical Doctors to Achieve Universal Health Coverage

No fewer than 155,000 additional doctors at the ratio of one doctor to 1,000 people would be neede…

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Adewole Calls for Paradigm Shift in Management of Health Sector

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, recently, called for a paradigm shift in the manageme…

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Toyin Saraki Addresses World Conference On Family Planning In Rwanda

Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Mrs Toyin Saraki has joined Her Excellency M…

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Officials Warn: Youths Are Boiling Sanitary Pads To Get High In Indonesia

Indonesian teenagers are using menstrual pads to get high by boiling the sanitary product and then…

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$350m Pledge to Drive Family Planning Targeting Young

At least three donors have announced up to $350 million in new funding for family planning service…

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420m People Have Diabetes, Says WHO

No fewer than 420 million adults have diabetes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, addi…

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Nasarawa Shuts 109 Health Facilities Operating Illegally

Nasarawa State government has closed 109 health facilities found to be operating illegally across …

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Buhari Signs Bill Establishing Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the bill establishing the Nigeria Centre for Diseas…

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Men Above 45 More Likely to Have Babies with Birth Defects

Men should start a family before they age of 35 to avoid risk to their unborn babies, researchers …

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80% of NAFDAC’s Equipment not Working – DG

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Moj…

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Environmental Policy will Curb Diarrhoea, Cholera Outbreak – FG

The National Environment Policy, which is currently being reviewed by stakeholders, will help redu…

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WHO Nigeria Calls for New Occupational Health Policies

The World Health Organisation’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Rosemary Onyibe, has c…

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American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) & American Heart Association(AHA) BLS/ACLS Training For Rivers State

The American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI)  & American Heart Association (AHA)&…

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WHO Supports Borno to Reach 850,000 Children with Anti-malaria Drugs

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is supporting Borno Ministry of Health to rea…

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Coca-cola Launches Safe Birth Initiative to Reduce Maternal Deaths

  Irked by high cases of maternal and newborn deaths due to obsolete equipment, Coca- Cola …

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Diabetes Cases may Rise to 642m in 2040

The Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) has said that diabetes cases may leap to 642 million by …

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Lassa fever kills Two, infects Five in Edo, Ebonyi, Ondo

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the death of two, and infection of fiv…

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Health Minister Commends Revamp of PHCs in Edo

The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has commended the revamp of Primary Health Centre…

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Stakeholders Decry Static Development in Health Sector

Medical professionals and associations in Nigeria’s Health Sector have called for greater co…

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