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CHOLERA OUTBREAK: CASUALTY RISES TO 63 WITH 2,102 SUSPECTED CASES

Despite emergency interventions being spearheaded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prev…

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SOARING COSTS OF ESSENTIAL MEDICATIONS: NIGERIANS' HEALTH AT RISK

Food and transportation inflation may dominate the headlines, because they affect the majority. Howe…

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DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS SOLICITS LOCAL SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL GOALS

One of the world’s foremost humanitarian organizations, Medicines Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known …

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TRIAL OF TWO DOCTORS ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE STALLS

The trial of two Medical Doctors, Michael Atiba and Michael Ugbeye, before the High Court of Lagos S…

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EXECUTIVE ORDER: PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR CAN NOW BREATHE- NECA

Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s new executive o…

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MEDIC CANVASSES QUALITY MATERNAL HEALTHCRAE SERVICES FOR WOMEN

Maternal and child health is a crucial area of public health that requires proper attention. Ensurin…

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GAZA HOSPITALS FACE SHUTDOWN WITHIN 48 HOURS

The Gaza Health Ministry cautioned on Sunday that hospitals and oxygen stations across the strip wil…

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STAKEHOLDERS HAIL EXECUTIVE ORDER ON PHARMA PRODUCTS, MEDICALS

Stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry have said that the signing of the Executive Order by Pre…

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CHRISTOPHER UNIVERSITY UNICHRIS ATTAINS ANOTHER MILESTONE ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES APPROVED BY NUC

Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State is eight years old and we celebrate this attainment with th…

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PSN WANTS CONSULTANT PHARMACIST CADRE

Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has called on the Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Medical…

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HIGH COST OF CARE HITS PUBLIC HOSPITALS, UNINSURED PATIENTS.

The Guardian checks across major public hospitals nationwide showed between 50 to 150 per cent spike…

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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, COMMITTEE ON HEALTH (SECONDARY & TERTIARY) ONE DAY PUBLIC HEARING

The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Committee on Health (Secondary & Tertiary) National Assembly Comple…

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CRISIS ENGULFS MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTISTS ASSOCIATION

Crisis is brewing in the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) between the…

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CIVIL SOCIETY URGES ANAMBRA TO BOOST HEALTHCARE THROUGH LOCAL INVESTMENTS

The Coalition of Civil Society Networks on AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria has called on the Anambra…

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GOV YUSUF APPROVES SICKLE CELL CENTRE AT MURTALA SPECIALIST HOSPITAL

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the establishment of a sickle cell centre at th…

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VACCINE FEAR, INADEQUATE FACILITIES THREATEN IMMUNISATION PROGRESS - PAEDIATRICIANS

Child health experts have identified vaccine hesitancy, religious and cultural beliefs, inadequate h…

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PMG-MAN, ACPN SPEAK AS HEALTH WRITERS HOLD SYSMPOSIUM

Health journalists under the auspices of the Health Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HEWAN)  holds i…

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PSN PUSHES FOR FULL RECOGNITION OF PHARMACIST CONSULTANT CADRE IN NIGERIA

Following the recent circular Ref: FDS/ 791/ 1/ 10 directing all CMDs/MDs of FHIs to implement the c…

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FAKE DIABETES, WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS POSE HEALTH RISKS - WHO

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, th…

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DOCTORS, NURSES CONTRIBUTING MONEY TO BUY DRUGS FOR PATIENTS - PRESIDENT, CANCER SOCIETY

The President of the Nigerian Cancer Society and National Action on Sugar Reduction Coalition, Dr Ad…

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