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Midwives Highlight Factors Affecting Service Delivery

Some midwives have identified quackery, ignorance, poor attitude of patients, late presentation of…

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Codeine: Lawyers to Undergo Compulsory Drug Test in Kano

The Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, in Kano State has announced that practitioners intending to join…

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Francis Adedayo Emerges New NMA President

Dr, Francis Adedayo has been elected as the new President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA…

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Don Develops Two Antimalarial Drugs in Ahmadu Bello University

Prof Umar Katsayel of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU),…

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#JOHESUStrike2018: Nigerian Medical Association Seeks End to JOHESU Strike

• Adedayo is new NMA president   The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed…

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Lassa Fever Outbreak Slows, Reduces Risk to Investors —WHO

The World Health Organization, WHO, has said that reduction in the spread of Lassa fever has reduc…

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‘Govt Improving Quality of Lives Through Health Care’

The Lagos State Government says the it is committed to the protection of the health of residents o…

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WHO Hails Saraki Over Commitment to Healthcare

Director General of the World Health Organisation, WHO, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, has hailed Senate …

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Nigerian Medical Association Elects New President and NOC for 2018-2020

The 2018 AGC/ADM ended with the election of a new national executives. The New president is Dr. Fr…

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2018 International Day of the Midwife

The theme for this year's celebration is Midwives leading the way with quality care.   …

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U.S. Govt Spends $4.6 Billion in 14 Years on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria – Official

The US President Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has spent about $4.7billion in the past 1…

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FG Committed to End Health Workers’ Strike, But… – Adewole

The Federal Government, yesterday, said it was committed to end the on-going strike by some health…

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NLC Appeals to FG to Meet Demands of Striking Health Workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently meet the legiti…

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Quack Nurses Take Over Registered Nurses Roles In Private Hospitals

* Some of them are secondary school dropouts who are trained to give injections within 3 months by…

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How To Lead Change In Nursing Through Political Action By Alene Nitzky, PhD, RN.

Despite our roles as patient advocates, many nurses shy away from political advocacy. Our traditio…

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Ghanaian Jobless Nurses Threaten Massive Protest Against Nation Builders Corps

Members of the Ghana Nurse and Midwife Trainees Association, have told Citi News that they will be…

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Kano Agency Urges FG to Ban Onitsha, Idumota Open Drug Markets

Chairman of the Kano State Taskforce on Counterfeit Drugs, Abu Umar Madaki, has called for the imm…

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Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University Dismisses Two Senior Lecturers

Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University, Bauchi has dismissed two of it’s senior lecturers. &nbs…

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#JOHESUStrike2018: Lagos Pharmacists Blame Govt for JOHESU Strike

The Lagos Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has blamed the Federal Government for the ongoin…

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LSACA Conducts HIV Screening for Workers

To achieve the 90-90-90 initiative by 2030, and ensure an AIDS-free Lagos, the Lagos State AIDS Co…

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