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Children Deserve Free, Effective Polio Vaccines – NPHCDA

The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, has sai…

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Experts Demand NHIS Coverage for Hypertension, Diabetes

Experts have said that hypertension and diabetes can increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke…

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Natural Herbs: Understanding The Medicinal Values Of Ginger

There are numerous plants and their parts (leaves, flower, stem and roots) that have been used by …

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WHO May Certify Africa Polio-Free Next Year

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recognised the effort and commitment of African countries …

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Enugu Governor’s Wife Advises Women on Proper Immunization of Children

The Enugu State Governor’s wife, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi has advised parents, especially the mo…

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Neurosurgeon Wants Health Workers Trained on Patients’ Rights

Neurosurgeon Wants Health Workers Trained on Patients’ RightsDr Biodun Ogungbo, a Neurologic…

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Kebbi Govt. Absorbs 40 New Medical Doctors into Civil Service

The Kebbi Government has absorbed 40 new medical doctors from the Usmanu Danfodio University, Soko…

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Yobe Takes Polio Campaign to Bauchi Border Emirates

The task force on eradication of polio in Yobe state has intensified its routine immunization camp…

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FMC Katsina Conducts First Hip Replacement Surgery

The Federal Medical Center, Katsina has successfully conducted the first total hip replacement sur…

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Declare NHIS Crisis Emergency, Says NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association in the FCT has called on federal government to declare the leader…

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Money-for-Result Model to Fund Health “Enduring”, Says NPHCDA

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says a funding model that pays health…

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Presidency Defends NHIS Boss

The Presidency on Tuesday hailed the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insuranc…

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NAPTTON Decries Inadequate Staffing of Public, Private Health Facilities

The President, National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Ni…

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UGONSA Writes FMC Owerri over Exclusion of Nurse Interns from Internship Adverts

The University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), has once again cried out over th…

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NMA Commends NAFDAC Over Move to Reduce Cardiovascular Diseases

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has commended the National Agency for Food and Drug Adminis…

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Presidency Steps into NHIS Crisis, Urges Due Process

A presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, says the Presidency has stepped into the crisis rock…

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Doctors Find 122 Nails, Broken Glasses Inside Patient’s Stomach in Ethiopia

Ethiopia doctors extracted over a hundred iron nails and other sharp objects from the stomach of a…

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Council Vows to Reposition Community Pharmacies

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) says it is poised to reposition community pharmacies and …

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Health Insurance, Polio Eradication, Quackery Dominate Physicians Week

The lag in Nigeria’s universal health coverage, the gap in polio eradication and the impact …

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Sowore Picks Public Health Professional as Running Mate

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore has picked a health…

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