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NHA: “1% Consolidated Revenue Allocation Will Improve PHC Services”

Stakeholders in health are pushing for greater funding and accountability in the use of funds allo…

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Codeine Abuse : Pharmacists Call for Closure of Open Drug Markets

President Muhammadu Buhari made a stopover in the United Kingdom after his visit to the President …

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80% of Hair Products Linked to Cancer, Infertility, Obesity

Nearly 80 percent of hair products aimed at black women contain chemicals linked to cancer, infert…

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Buhari Decries Negative Impact of Strike on Health Sector

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern about the negative impact of strike on nation&rsq…

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Beware: Air Pollution Kills 7 Million People Annually-WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has drawn the attention of world leaders to the harmful impact…

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PCN Vows to Rid Pharmacies in Nasarawa State of Codeine Syrup

Mr Okpalaeke Nwora, the Officer in Charge of Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) in Nasarawa s…

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Gunmen kidnap German Nurse in Somalia Capital

Armed men abducted a German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross from a …

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NHIS, Stakeholders Decry Poor Performances of HMOs

Stakeholders in the health sector has said that the inefficiencies and poor services meted on pati…

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‘No Public Official Should be Treated Abroad with Government Money’

How would assess the Nigerian Healthcare system? The Nigerian Healthcare system is at a crossroa…

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66 Political Parties Shun NMA’s Town Hall Meeting

The Nigeria Medical Association says all but two of the 68 registered political parties in Nigeria…

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Number of Nigeria Doctors Working in the UK ‘Doubles’

The number of Nigerian doctors working in the UK has been sharply increasing, according to researc…

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20-Year-Old Man Dies After Taking Overdose of Tramadol in Otukpo

A young man identified as Etim, believed to be in his late 20s has died after reportedly consuming…

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CODEINE COUGH SYRUP: We’re Investigating 4 Pharmaceutical Firms — NAFDAC DG

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said it has commenced in…

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Abuse Of Energy Drinks Dangerous To Liver – Dietician

Dr Emeka Obi, a dietician in Abuja, has said that the high level of “B vitamins’&rsquo…

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How to Redress On-going Health Workers’ Strike, by Pharmacists

* Activities grounded at LUTH, other FG hospitals as JOHESU’s industrial action lingers &n…

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Police Anti-Cult Task Force Kills UCTH Staff in Calabar

…He has been on wanted list —Police   A staff of Works Department of Univers…

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Man Jumps to Death at University College Hospital 5th Floor

The management of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, said on Wednesday that an unidentifie…

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UK Admits Cancer Screening Failure for 450,000 Women

Britain on Wednesday admitted that a “serious failure” in its breast cancer screening …

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81 Corpers Rejected on Health Grounds, Osun NYSC Director Says

The Director of the National Youth Service Corps in Osun State, Mr. Emmanuel Attah, has said that …

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Governor Masari Pledges to Secure Teaching Hospital for Umyuk

The Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari has pledged to explore more areas of coopera…

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