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NIGERIAN CHILDREN FACING SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH RISKS, UNICEF RAISES THE ALARM OVER CHOLERA OUTBREAKS

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said recurrent cholera outbreaks in Nigeria are crit…

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MDCN INDUCTS 80 NEW GRADUATING MEDICAL DOCTORS OF BINGHAM VARSITY

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 80 new graduating medical doctors of B…

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EGBIN POWER, SAHARA GROUP DONATE ICU TO IJEDE HOSPITAL

The Egbin Power and Sahara Group Foundation have donated a fully equipped Intensive Care Unit (ICU) …

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PWDS: 600 BENEFIT FROM HEALTH INSURANCE PACKAGE.

The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) says no fewer than 600 PwDs have benef…

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PARENTS, DELTA HEALTH MINISTRY BIKER OVER FATE OF NURSING STUDENTS.

A fresh crisis is in the offing in the Delta government-owned Colleges of Nursing Science following …

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IMPERATIVE OF HEALTH TAX POLICY IN TACKLING NCDS

Stakeholders have urged the government to deploy a health tax policy to curb excessive consumption o…

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NEIMETH PHARMACEUTICALS PROJECTS N211M PROFIT

Neimeth Pharmaceuticals Plc is eyeing N211m profit in the 2024 financial year.The Managing Director/…

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NIGERIA INCREASES NURSING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT TO 100,000 ANNUALLY

The Federal Government weekend in Lagos announced plans to significantly increase the number of nurs…

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EGBIN POWER, SAHARA FOUNDATION DONATE ICU TO BOOST CRITICAL CARE IN LAGOS

To reinforce their commitment to the advancement of healthcare services in Nigeria, Egbin Power Plc …

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URGENT NEED TO TACKLE SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS AT DASH THROUGH IMPROVED WELFARE

Shortage of doctors is the major challenge facing the Nasarawa State government owned ‘Dalhatu Araf …

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SHETTIMA TO RESIDENT DOCTORS: RESIST "JAPA" TEMPTATION, STAY BACK TO SALVAGE NIGERIA

Vice President Kashim Shettima has appealed to Nigerian doctors to remain in Nigeria and join hands …

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FG MOVES TO REGULATE AESTHEETIC HEALTHCARE, LAUDS AFRIMED FOR INNOVATION

The Federal Government has pledged to begin regulation of aesthetic healthcare to cater to the growi…

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AKINBOLAGBO GIVES FORMULA TO HEALTHCARE STRENGTHENING AT 2024 WFHA

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, MD/CEO, of Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria …

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BABIES BORN WITH CLUBFOOT NOT PUNISHMENT FROM GOD - ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS

To eliminate disability caused by clubfoot in Nigeria, parents of children born with the congenital …

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443,832 ANNUAL UNDER FIVE DEATHS FROM DIARRHOEA PREVENTABLE - PHYSICIANS

Childhood deaths from diarrhoea, physicians say have been on the increase and insist that no child s…

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HOW WE ARE ADDRESSING 'JAPA' SYNDROME IN HEALTH SECTOR

The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, on Monday disclosed that the state government is adopting a mu…

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RURAL DOCTORS, NURSES PETITION HEALTH MINISTER, NPHCDA.

Hundreds of rural doctors, nurses and Community Health Extension Workers have petitioned the Coordin…

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ECONOMIC CRISIS FORCES WOMEN TO EMBRACE FAMILY PLANNING AS HEALTHCARE COSTS SOAR

Family planning professionals have noted that economic hardship plaguing the country is pushing many…

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NURSES' UNION CONTINUES STRIKE, TASKS MAKINDE ON DEMANDS.

The National Association of Nursing and Midwifery Council (NANMC), Oyo State Chapter, has called on …

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SCIENTISTS DEVELOP TEST THAT COULD DETECT DEMENTIA 9 YEARS BEFORE THE DISEASE STRIKES

Scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind test that could predict dementia up to nine years befo…

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