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UNGA: Midwives, Health Workers Should not be Target – Toyin Saraki

The founder of Well-being Africa Foundation, Toyin Saraki has called on Governments and global ins…

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Stress, Not Necessarily Bad – Doctor

Dr Gregory Mowete, a medical officer in Abuja, says stress is not necessarily a bad health challen…

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Ebola, Flu, Monkey Pox Epidemic Looms, New Vaccine May Cure Tuberculosis

Scientists have raised an alarm over the possibility of Ebola, flu virus and monkey pox epidemic t…

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UITH Plans Antibiotic Stewardship Programme

The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) is to begin an Antibiotic Stewardship Programme …

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Nigeria’s New HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rate Will be Out Soon, Says NACA

The Nigeria AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) is on its way in Rivers state which is target…

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Why More Doctors Recommend Cannabis for Cancer, Pain, Others

It is illegal in most parts of the world including Nigeria. Yet the country is a major source of W…

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Why Nation’s Health Sector Continues to Falter, by Experts

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has advanced reasons why the country’s health se…

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NPHCDA Mulls Robust Framework for Primary Healthcare Delivery

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) is planning to come up with a clear s…

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New Study Links Depression with Arthritis

bA new study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry has linked Arthritis, …

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Obaseki Trains 174 Health Workers

…over 1,700 PHC workers shortlisted for capacity building    The Edo State Go…

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NAFDAC Develops Guidelines to Drive Growth in Cosmetics Production

The National Agency  for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has developed a se…

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LASUTH Gets 55 House Officers, Calls Off Strike

The Association of Resident Doctors of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, has su…

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FG to Governors: Employ More Doctors, Pay Proper Remuneration

The federal government has appealed to state governors to employ more medical doctors in their res…

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30 Public Hospitals in Kaduna Record 123 Maternal Deaths in 6 Months

This was contained in the Kaduna state mid-year 2018 Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance an…

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Army Sets up Rehabilitation Center for Injured Soldiers

Nigerian Army has set up a modern rehabilitation centre for soldiers injured in combat and non-com…

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Kaduna to Recruit 3,059 Health Workers for 255 PHCs

The Primary Health Care Development Agency has received approval to recruit 3,059 health workers t…

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NMA Cautions Against Patronising Quack Doctors

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) yesterday cautioned the public to be wary of quack doctors …

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‘Less Than 36,000 Attend to Over 182 Million Patients in Nigeria’

Nigeria has less than 36,000 doctors attending to over 182 million patients. A medical expert of H…

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WHO Alerts on Rise in Alcohol-Related Deaths

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm on the rise in alcohol-related deaths glo…

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Cholera killed 97 Persons in Borno, Yobe, Says UN Agency

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) has said Yobe Sta…

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