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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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Radiographers Want to Head Own Units in Public Hospitals

The Association of Radiographers of Nigeria (ARN) has called on the federal government to recogniz…

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Niger Spends N3bn on Neonatal Hospital

The Niger State Government has spent over N3 billion on the completion and maintenance of the new …

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City of Hope Hospital Vacancy for Registered Nurse

City of Hope Hospital is a leading healthcare provider in Benin city. In line with our growth plan…

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IHVN Trains Health Workers on TB Infection, Control

IHVN Trains Health Workers on TB Infection, Control The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)…

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Stakeholders Meet to Address Malnutrition in Katsina

A one-day state level symposium with academia, civil society and the media on Nutrition aimed at f…

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Hospital Conducts Free Surgeries on 200 VVF Patients in Sokoto

Dr Bello Lawal, the Chief Medical Director, Maryam Abacha Women and Children Hospital, Sokoto, say…

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NOA, UNICEF Partner to End Female Genital Mutilation in Ekiti

The National Orientation Agency, (NOA), and the United Nations Children Endowment Fund, (UNICEF), …

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Psychiatrist Raises Alarm Over Drug Abuse in Adamawa

Dr Marcus Vandi, Head of Psychiatric Unit, Yola Specialist Hospital, Adamawa, has raised alarm ove…

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We Give Books Because of Rumour of Monkey Pox Last Year – Army

Nigerian army has donated 9000 note books to primary schools in Delta state as part of the ongoing…

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Restore Harmony in Pharmacy Profession, AHAPN Tells New PSN President

The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria has urged the new president …

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Beware, Insufficient Sleep May Cause Dehydration

A new research has suggested that insufficient sleep may cause dehydration by disrupting the relea…

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Two Million Nigerians Currently Receiving AIDS Treatment, Says NACA

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS  says about 1,090,233 people are receiving anti-r…

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