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FG GRANTS ACCREDITATION TO COLLEGE OF NURSING SCIENCES IGBO-UKWU

As part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery Nigeria’s rural communities, the Nursing and Midwi…

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REPS DIRECT NURSING COUNCIL TO RESUME VERIFICATION OF NURSES AND MIDWIVES

The House of Representatives has asked the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria to reopen its we…

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ABUTH's RESIDENT DOCTORS EMBARK ON 5-DAY STRIKE

Resident doctors in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, has begun a five-day w…

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BAN OPEN DRUG MARKETS TO CURB DRUG ABUSE, PSN URGES FG

The Edo State chapter of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), has called on the federal gove…

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BENUE TEACHING HOSPITAL REPOSITIONS TO FIGHT CANCER

The Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) has repositioned its facility to fight cancer o…

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INNOVATION SOLUTIONS AS PANACEA FOR NIGERIA'S MATERNAL HEALTH CHALLENGES

Stakeholders in the health sector have harped on the need to scale up innovative solutions to addres…

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RETURN OF MEDIEVAL THERAPY: DOCTORS HEAL INFECTED FOOT USING MAGGOTS, HONEY

Doctors have healed a 46-year-old diabetic man’s infected foot using maggots, honey and human placen…

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NEED FOR ETHICAL REVOLUTION IN FCT's HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

This is a clarion call for an ethical revolution in the FCT healthcare system. I was recently asked,…

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MEDICAL TOURISM ABROAD: CMD TASKS WEALTHY NIGERIANS TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE DELIVERY

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin, Kwara Sta…

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OSUN MEDICAL DOCTOR NABBED FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING TEENAGE GIRL

The police in Osun have arrested a practising medical doctor in the state, Olayode Akangbe Shakiru, …

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MEDICAL TOURISM ABROAD CMD TASKS WEALTHY NIGERIANS TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE DELIVERY

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin, Kwara Sta…

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DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, NIGERIA, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VACANCY FOR ACADEMIC STAFF POSITION

Applications are invited from suitably qualified academic staff for the position of professor on CON…

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MEDICAL WOMAN'S ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (MWAN), COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF 2024 MWAN CONFERENCE.

Preamble  The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) is the umbrella body of all female Medic…

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ICPC ARRAIGNS 3 STAFF OF EKITI STATE TEACHING HOSPITAL OVER FORGERY

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned three s…

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USAID PARTNERS KEBBI MOH ON FIVE YEARS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Stakeholders in the Kebbi State health sector, rising from a four-day interactive workshop, have rat…

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Lab Scientists Decry Low Manpower, Seek Curriculum Review in University

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has decried inadequate manpower …

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‘It’s discouraging to label Nigerian doctors as corrupt, bribe-takers’ – MDCAN flays NBS report

Jos – The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, MDCAN has described it as false and…

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RUSSIA REFUTES UKRAINE'S CLAIMS ON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ATTACK IN KYIV

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has dismissed claims made by Ukrainian Ambassador Ivan Kholostenko re…

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SANWO-OLU LAUNCHES IIERA EKO STANDARD HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, launched the Ilera Eko Standard Jaara Health In…

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DRUG SCARCITY LOOMS AS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES SUSPEND RAW MATERIALS IMPORTATION

Sourcing selected drugs may be difficult in the coming months as some pharmaceutical companies have …

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