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ASHI/AHA BLS/ACLS Training For Lagos State

The American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) and the American Heart Association Basic Life Supp…

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Air Pollution Can Reach The Womb: Scientists Find Toxic Soot Particles Inside The Placenta After Being Breathed In By Pregnant Women

Tiny particles of soot breathed in by pregnant women have been found in the womb, where they can h…

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ABUAD’s 43 Pioneer Doctors Inducted

• Best graduating student Azom gets car, cash   The Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekit…

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Medics Decry Hypertension Increase in Lagos

The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) has decried the h…

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NMA Gives Fed Govt Sept 30 to Constitute Board

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has given the Federal Government an ultimatum to constitute…

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Nigeria Loses About $2bn Yearly to Poor Health Care – FG

The Federal Government on Thursday said that the country had been losing about $2bn annually due t…

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UTI Can Cause Life-Threatening Complications, Doctors Warn

Some medical practitioners have warned that Urinary Tract Infections could lead to potentially lif…

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Zimbabwe Cholera Deaths at 24, Drugs Resistant –WHO

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to 24 with first-line antibiotics str…

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Medic West Africa to Showcase Continued Transformation of Healthcare Infrastructure Across the Region

Informa Exhibitions, the region’s leading healthcare exhibitions organiser, has announced th…

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Ogun Launches App for Health Insurance Scheme

The Ogun State government has launched and deployed the use of Information and Communication Techn…

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What Aided Our Doctors’ Feat in Final Examination —Provost, ABUAD’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences

The College of Medicine and Health Sciences of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) Ekiti St…

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MDCN Inducts New 120 LAUTECH Medical Doctors

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has given its nod to fresh one 120 medical doctor…

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Screening, Treatment of Diabetes and Hypertension to be Conducted in PHC — Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has said that plans were underway for Primary Heal…

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‘Fruit Juices Has no Health Hazard’ – Expert

A Lagos-based wellness expert has debunked claims of health risks associated with fruit juice stre…

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NCDC Ramps up Response as UK Links Monkeypox to Nigeria Travel

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reassured it has capacity to effectively diagnose and r…

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Awele Elumelu Joins Global Health Leaders for Vaccine Coverage

GAVI Champion for Africa and Founder, Avon Medical Practice, Dr. Awele Elumelu, has joined other g…

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LUTH, FMC, Others in Humanitarian Crisis, Report Indicates

Humanitarian crisis, corruption and mismanagement at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)…

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Pharmacy Crucial to Attainment of Universal Health Coverage – Awosika

The Pioneer Coordinator of the National Programme on Immunisation, Dr Dere Awosika, has said that …

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NMA Wants More Funding for Health Sector

The Nigeria Medical Association has called on the Federal Government to provide more funding for t…

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Zimbabwe Declares Cholera Emergency After Death Toll Rises to 20

Zimbabwe has declared a cholera outbreak in the capital Harare after the death toll rose to 20 and…

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