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Thinking About Becoming A Nurse In Nigeria?

There are two routes to becoming a nurse in Nigeria. Nigeria Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nige…

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Nurses Have Legal Backing To Run Private Clinics – Association

Quoting extracts from the Act, he said: “The Nursing and Midwifery (Registration etc) Act (h…

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No Lassa Fever Vaccine Anywhere in the World, Says Virologist

A Virologist, Prof Simeon Magaji Agwale, yesterday, insisted that there is no certified vaccine fo…

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Infectious Diseases: Kaduna Govt Introduces House-to-House Search

The Kaduna State Government has introduced a house-to-house search mechanism to prevent and protec…

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Lab Scientists Enjoin FG to Establish Vaccine Factories

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has enjoined the Federal Gover…

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3 Dead as Cholera Outbreak Hits Borno Community

No fewer than three persons have been confirmed in fresh cholera outbreak in Kukawa Local Governme…

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LASUTH Gets Modern Emergency Beds from TOS Funerals

In memory of the late Abiodun Olalekan Ogunshola, the family led by its doyen, Mrs. Taiwo Ogunshol…

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Why Nigeria Can’t Develop Vaccines for Lassa, Typhoid Fevers—Prof Agwale

A Virologist, Prof Simeon Magaji Agwale has stated that Nigeria has the capacity to develop vaccin…

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Only 25% of Medicines Used in Nigeria are Manufactured Locally — Pharmacists

Nigerian industrial Pharmacists weekend, decried absence of medicine security in the country,…

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FG To Launch Neurodevelopment Disorders Strategy

Federal Government is set to develop a National Strategy for Neurodevelopment disorders in Nigeria…

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Singaporean doctor who has spent 10 years in Britain and is on the verge of becoming a GP faces being thrown out of the country despite a shortage of NHS doctors

A doctor from Singapore who is on the verge of becoming a GP almost ten years after coming to the …

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WHO DG Visits Centre for Disease Control

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has hosted the Director-General of the World Health …

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Issued Public Health Advisory on Listeriosis

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) issued an alert on the outb…

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Drug Abuse: When Last Did You Check Your Children’s Bags – NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA ) on Wednesday called on parents and communities …

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Doctor killed a Lover by Sprinkling Cocaine on Penis Before Oral Sex

A top doctor in Germany is under arrest for killing a lover with cocaine while she performed oral …

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WHO and UNICEF Issue New Guidance to Promote Breastfeeding in Health Facilities Globally

WHO and UNICEF today issued new ten-step guidance to increase support for breastfeeding in health …

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Pharmacist Blames Law Enforcement Agencies for Rising Cases of Drug Abuse

Lack of sincerity in the enforcement of national drug laws by the agencies responsible for fightin…

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Health Workers Insist on Nationwide Strike

Leadership of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) says its nationwide strike w…

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WHO, NAFDAC Declare War on Fake Drugs

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has said it was in talks with the National Agency for Food Dr…

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New Blood Test Predicts Onset of TB Up to Two Years in Advance

A new blood test has been found to more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis up to t…

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