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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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‘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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