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#JOHESUStrike2018: JOHESU Strike Won’t Affect Ebola Screening – Nigerian Govt

The federal government of Nigeria has said the ongoing Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) strike, …

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#JOHESUStrike2018: Health Workers Evict Patients, Doctors from Delta Hospital

Some health workers under the Delta State chapter, Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), yesterday …

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Doctors Storm Kebbi for Medical Outreach

To ensure a healthy society with the prevailing health workers’ strike, about 100 doctors ha…

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#JOHESUStrike2018: Patients Groan as JOHESU Strike Lingers

The nation-wide indefinite strike by the members of the Joint Health Staff Union (JOHESU) members …

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#JOHESUStrike2018: Health Workers’ Strike Paralyses Medical Services In Oyo

Following the directive from the national body of the Joint Health Staff Union of Nigeria (JOHESU)…

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Emergency Phase of Lassa Fever Over, Says FG

The Federal Ministry of Health has announced the end of the emergency phase of the Lassa fever epi…

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Federal Government, U.S. Sign MoU on HIV, Hepatitis B, C Survey

* Minister, govs’ wives laud firm on medicine to boost cancer treatment   The Feder…

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Doctors Threaten Action, Reject Pay Parity, Consultancy Cadre, Others

* Nigeria records 33% national coverage on immunisation, hospitals count losses   Doctors…

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Codeine Substitute: BRISIN Wants Govt to Ban Use of Pit Latrine

The Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN) has called for urgent sensitisation …

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HealthWatch #EbolaOutbreak: DR Congo Records Four Fresh Cases Of Ebola

Four new cases of Ebola have been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two days after the…

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#JOHESUStrike2018: JOHESU Urges States’, Councils’ Health Workers to Join Strike

Following the inability of the Federal Government to meet the demands of the striking health worke…

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HealthWatch #EbolaOutbreak: Uganda On High Alert Over DR Congo Ebola outbreak

Uganda is on alert following an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the neighboring Democratic R…

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HealthWatch #EbolaOutbreak: Nigeria Acting To Prevent Ebola Spread From DR Congo

The Nigerian government on Wednesday said it was acting to prevent the spread of Ebola from Democr…

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HealthWatch #EbolaOutbreak: Kenya On High Alert Over DRC Outbreak, To Screen Travellers

Kenya is on a high alert following an Ebola outbreak that has killed 17 people in the Democratic R…

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Ghana: Unemployed Nurses Angry at Minister for Receiving Petition with Left Hand

The Jobless nurses and health professionals who hit the streets of Accra in protest of their delay…

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#JOHESUStrike2018: Ondo Doctors Pledge to Work 24 Hours

The Nigerian Medical Association in Ondo State has called on the authorities to provide adequate s…

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Lagos Upgrades 61 PHCs, Procures N2b Equipment for Hospitals

The Lagos State Government, within the last one year has upgraded, renovated and constructed at le…

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#JOHESUStrike2018: Health Workers Declare Indefinite Strike Nationwide

* Say we can’t stop Buhari from seeking medical treatment abroad   The Joint Health…

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Health Care Can’t Be Free – Idris

  Why Helipad at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has not functioned t…

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Hand Washing Practice Reduces Risk of Contracting Diseases – UNICEF

Unhygienic practices, poor sanitation and contaminated water, are some the major reasons behind mo…

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