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NSIA to Invest N6.1bn in LUTH, AKTH, FMC Umuahia

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority is to invest the sum of $20m (N6.1bn based on N305 per …

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Dentist Reveals The 8 Foods That Cause Bad Breath (And The Tactful Way Of letting Someone Know They Have Halitosis - Without Causing Offence)

It's a sensitive subject. But halitosis can happen to the best of us. Evidence already show…

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Zimbabwe Striking Doctors Refuses Govt Offer

Zimbabwean junior doctors who have been on a three-week strike have turned down a government offer…

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FG Mobilizes 1,586 Midwives in Modified Scheme

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has begun mobilizing 1,586 basic midwives for …

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Lassa Fever: NIMR to Produce Guidelines on Epidemiology, Treatment

• As institution’s laboratory gets WHO’s prequalification   As part of e…

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WHO Warns Nigeria, 15 Others on Listeriosis Outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned Nigeria and 15 other African countries of …

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Afe Babalola Hospital Begin 4-Day Surgery

Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti State will, today, commence…

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Report of the Emergency National Council on Health (NCH), Meeting

REPORT OF THE EMERGENCY NATIONAL COUNCIL ON HEALTH (NCH) MEETING HELD AT BARCELONA HOTEL, WUSE II,…

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Male Birth Control Pill One Step Closer To Reality, Researchers Say

A new drug decreased testosterone levels without serious side effects, a study finds   Fo…

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Adewolu Tasks UBTH, UNIBEN on Research, Training

The Chairman, Board of Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Bashorun Ad…

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Ikpeazu Revolutionises Health Care Service in Abia, Set to Pilot Telemedicine in the State

In his determined effort to increase Abia people’s access to quality health services in the …

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NDLEA Nabs 6, Impounds Trailer Loaded with 24,000 Codeine Syrup

The Katsina State Command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday, said it had a…

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Antenatal Care Will Help Nigeria Curb High Infant and Maternal Mortality

Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have called for increased attendance to Antenatal care by pregnan…

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How Osun Checked Spread of Lassa Fever – Commissioner

The Osun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, has said that the state government was …

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70% of Drugs Used in Nigeria are Imported – PSN

The President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria,  Ahmed Yakasai, on Tuesday said that about …

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Afia Kobi Ampem Nursing Faces Closure Over Insanitary Conditions

The Environmental Health Director of the Old Tafo Municipality in the Ashanti Region, A.G Offin Bo…

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Cleft Care: SmileTrain, OHAI Boost Confidence of Nurses in Africa

Determined to ensure that personnel handling cleft cases are properly equipped for the task, Smile…

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Statins, Hayfever Pills And Other Common Drugs Are All Fueling Antibiotic Resistance, Reveals Frightening New Research

Statins, hayfever pills and other common drugs may all be fueling the worrying rise of antibiotic …

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ABSU Nursing Student Who Got Drowned Buried

Charles Benjamin Uruakpa, a Final year Nursing student of Abia State University, Uturu who drowned…

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Nigeria Medical Association Suspends Strike in Kogi

The Kogi State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has suspended its 72-day old strik…

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