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Osinbajo, Others to Boost Awareness on Depression

Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has pledged to support awareness campaign on depression as a mental i…

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WHO Says Adults Require Less Than 5g of Salt Daily

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has recommended that every adult should consume less than fiv…

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Research: Combining Antibiotics Changes Their Effectiveness

The effectiveness of antibiotics can be altered by combining them with each other, non-antibiotic …

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The Lancet: Novel HIV Vaccine Candidate Is Safe And Induces Immune Response In Healthy Adults And Monkeys

New research published in The Lancet shows that an experimental HIV-1 vaccine regimen is well-tole…

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Communique Of The Federal Ministry Of Health 61st National Council On Health Meeting

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH 61ST NATIONAL COUNCIL ON HEALTH (NCH) MEETING HELD AT THE CORONATION HA…

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Doctor Is SACKED By Government For Insisting Gender Is Determined At Birth

A doctor has been fired from a top government role for suggesting gender is determined at birth. D…

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Medicalworld Nigeria: We Have Moved to a New Training Center and Office in Portharcourt, Rivers State!

We are excited to announce that our team has moved to a more comfortable and spacious office locat…

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Scam Alert: No Msc or Ph.D Nursing Forms on Sale at Niger Delta University

The general public and Nurses in particular is by the notice advised that at the moment there is c…

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No Msc or Ph.D Nursing Forms on Sale at Niger Delta University

The general public and Nurses in particular is by the notice advised that at the moment there is c…

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Health Workers Training Key to Reducing Neonatal Mortality

A major way to reduce deaths of newborn children in the country is to build the capacity of health…

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NHEA Awards Excellence in Health Care System

The 2018 edition of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (NHEA) held recently in Lagos brought…

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2018 Pharmaceutical Award is Call to Greater Responsibility, Says Ukah

Winner of the 2018 Pharma Entrepreneur of the Year Award and publisher of PharmaTimes, Pharm Chris…

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Health Workers Threaten Strike

Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, South-East chapter has threatened to embark on…

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Buhari Rejects Radiographers Amendment Bill

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the Radiographers Registration Amendment bill, which was o…

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Commissioner Laments Health Sector Funding In Gombe

Gombe State has attributed the poor funding of the health ministry to the security challenges in t…

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2018 Budget: FG to Spend N935m on Health Insurance for 64,000 Nigerians

The National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, will spend N935 million on the provision of health cov…

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Study: Medicinal Cannabis Is NOT As Effective At Relieving Chronic Pain

Medicinal cannabis is not effective in relieving chronic pain, a four-year long study suggests. Pa…

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NAFDAC Urges NASS to Speed up Amendment of Laws on Counterfeit Drugs, Substances

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has urged the National …

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Nigeria to be 24 Months Free of Polio in August – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Coordinator in Cross River, Dr Thompson Igbu, says Nigeria wou…

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Low Quality Healthcare is Increasing the Burden of Illness and Health Costs Globally

Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all inc…

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