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Stem Cells Promise New Way to Deal with Cleft Lip, Palate

A new technique using stem cells from umbilical cord promises new approach to help surgeons repair…

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7.7m People Still Need Humanitarian Assistance in North East – UN

The United Nations has described the humanitarian crisis caused by Boko Haram in the Northeast as …

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LASG Partners AFRH to Tackle Quackery in Infertility Treatment

The Lagos State government and the Association for Fertility and Reproductive Health, AFRH, are co…

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STRIKES: Ezeanolue Seeks Payment for Health Workers Based on Job Allocation

A University don and Professor of Otolaryngology at the  University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, …

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Union Advocates Recruitment of Nurses, Midwives

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) yesterday in Lagos urged the three…

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UNICEF, Bauchi Govt To Fight Infant Mortality Rate… 11,455 Deaths of Newborns Every Year in the State

  The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Bauchi State Government have ex…

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Union Advocates Recruitment of Nurses, Midwives

  The National Association of Nurses and Midwives(NANNM) yesterday in Lagos urged the three…

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Patronise Only Registered Drug Outlets to Avoid Quackery, PCN Advises Public

Following high rate of fake drugs in circulation, Drug Distribution Inspection Committee and Enfor…

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Academy of Pharmacy Calls for Safe, Affordable Medicine in Nigeria

The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy has made a passionate case for safer, affordable medicines and tre…

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Contributory Health Scheme: Delta Moves To Ensure Improved Services

…As Ministry Begins Visit To Zonal Hospitals   As part of measured to improve serv…

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81,481 Persons Live with HIV in Ondo — NACA

No fewer than 81,481 persons are living with the dreaded human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, in Ond…

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Children Have 90% Chances of Surviving Cancer – Oncologist

A Clinical Oncologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr Joseph Adedayo, has stated tha…

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Don Tasks Govt on Care for Older Persons

A dermatologist and Head of Dermatology Department, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr …

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FCT: 3,000 Residents Risk Strange Illness

A strange illness with inexplicable signs of blindness has continued ravaged Ruga community in the…

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@WHO @DrTedros Affirm Support For Nursing Now 2020

Today the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a…

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Nigeria @ 58: NMA Urges FG To Fully Implement NHAct 2014

As Nigeria clocks 58 as an independent nation, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called o…

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Men Above 40 Years Must Watch Out for Prostrate Enlargement Symptoms, Expert Advises

A medical practitioner, Dr Charles Esekhaigbe, has urged men above 40 to always check for symptoms…

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UNICEF Decries Lack of Awareness on Maternal Neonatal Disease

A UNICEF health specialist, Mr Hilary Ozoh, has decried the low level public awareness on the dead…

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FG and Another Health Sector Plan?

Leaders at all levels in Nigeria should realise that citizens of this country should be tired of e…

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Giving Premature Babies Breast Milk not Formula Aids Brain Dev’t

A new study has revealed that giving premature babies breast milk rather than formula may aid in t…

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