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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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Ambode Unveils First Mobile Mammogram in Nigeria

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has unveiled the first digital mobile mammo…

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40 Years After, ABU’s Post Basic Nursing School Gets Accreditation

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has accredited four courses of the Ahmadu Bello Unive…

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FMC Begins Spinal Cord Surgery in Makurdi

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Makurdi has commenced spinal cord surgery with the recent succ…

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Nurse Jailed 14-Years for Trafficking Nigerian Women

A British Court sentenced a Nurse, Josephine Iyamu, to 14 years in prison on Wednesday for traffic…

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Nigeria Yet to Harness Benefits of Family Planning – Minister

The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has said Nigeria is yet to harness the benefits of family p…

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Maternal Mortality: Carbetocin Capable of Preventing Excessive Bleeding After Birth-Minister Assures

The Nigeria Health Ministry has backed Ferring’s  heat-stable formulation of carbetocin…

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Bone Setters Responsible for Cancer Spread —Orthopaedic Surgeon

The  Chief Medical Director of Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Prof.…

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Group Unveils Award for Female Pharmacists

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, in collaboration with BASF West Africa, has unveiled the &l…

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