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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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30% of Nigerians Suffer Mental Illness –FG

The Federal Ministry of Health says about 20 to 30 per cent of Nigerians suffer from mental illnes…

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175 Dead, Over 10,000 Affected by Cholera Outbreak –NRC

Suspected cholera cases have jumped in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram violence has forced tens…

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Antibiotics Are Not Always the Answer –WHO

Antibiotics are used far more in some countries than in others, a survey by the World Health Organ…

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Pharmacist Council Seals 358 Medicine Stores in Taraba

Pharmacist Council Seals 358 Medicine Stores in Taraba The Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN) say…

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Kaduna Embarks on House to House Polio Immunization

Kaduna State has embarked on house to house Polio immunization exercise for children below five ye…

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EXPOSED: ‘Nigeria Ranks 3rd in Premature Birth Globally’

Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, wife of the Kebbi State Governor, says Nigeria is ranked third among 1…

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Malaria: Borno Govt. Distributes 3.7m Treated Nets

The Borno Government on Saturday said it distributed 3.7 million pieces of treated mosquito nets t…

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FTH Gombe Gets New Chief Medical Director

The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Dr. Yahaya Saidu Alkali as  the substa…

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