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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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Ebola Outbreak Triggers New Directive on Border Control

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) ‎has directed the Ministry of Health to step up surveillan…

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Saraki, UNFPA Highlight Importance of Midwives in Health Sector

To commemorate this year’s International Day of the Midwife on Tuesday, Toyin Saraki, wife o…

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‘Malaria is Preventable, But Most People Don’t Know How’

Pharmaceutical manufacturing company, Fidson Healthcare Plc, has called on all Nigerians to embark…

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Total Healthcare Shutdown Eminent at Midnight as JOHESU at State, FCT and LGA Levels Join Strike

As the the nationwide industrial action by Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) at the Federal Healt…

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Anti-Cancer Drugs Researcher Made Jobless, Homeless by Tax Mistake

A pharmaceutical specialist, Nisha Mohite, who developed anti-cancer drugs, has lost her job, home…

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NAFDAC Explains Rising Cases of Drug Abuse in Nigeria

• Emzor still open to customers • Pharmaceutical firm refutes claims on production of …

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‘Closure of Pharmaceutical Companies Will Affect Economy’

A civil society group, Concerned Nigerians, have described the closure of three pharmaceutical org…

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Sorry We Ticked Some Of You Off!; CDC Apologizes For Hiding Ticks On A Poppyseed Muffin To Warn Of Lyme Disease Threat

Lyme Disease rash or Erythema Chromium Migrans. This condition is caused by the bacteria Borrelia …

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Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria, Public Notice on Strike Action

Re: Declaration of Indefinite Strike Action   In compliance with the directive by the Joi…

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Rann Attack: Abducted Nurse, Midwives Write Buhari

Two midwives and a nurse abducted By the Abu Musab Albarnawi faction of the Boko Haram at Rann, in…

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2,131 Pregnant Women Test Positive to HIV in Lagos

Lagos State Government has disclosed that at least 2,131 pregnant women have tested positive to Hu…

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Customs Seizes Container Load of Tramadol, Detains Importer in Lagos

One suspect has been detained by the Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), i…

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