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EVERY NEWBORN : An advocacy toolkit and guidance manual for ending preventable deaths

This guide offers practical tools for country programmes and stakeholders to support advocacy for …

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EVERY NEWBORN : An advocacy toolkit and guidance manual for ending preventable deaths

This guide offers practical tools for country programmes and stakeholders to support advocacy for …

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Health Workers Issue FG 21 Days Ultimatum to Meet Demands

Health workers in Nigeria have given the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to meet their deman…

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PSN Signs Deal with Janssen for Cancer Medicines

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Johnson …

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How Paracetamol, Ibuprofen Ease Heartaches as Well as Headaches

* Cheap painkillers affect how people respond to hurt feelings, ‘alarming’ review reve…

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Healthcare Professionals Launch App to Connect, Improve Patients’ Outcomes

Healthcare professionals has launched IQVIA's HCPSpace, a mobile app to network and improve se…

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OET Now Accepted for Doctors in the UK and Ireland

The General Medical Council, UK (GMC) and the Medical Council (MC) of Ireland announced on 8 Febru…

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Nigerian Govt to Recruit 200,000 Health Workers Nationwide

The Federal Ministry of Health is set to engage 200,000 agents under its Community Health Influenc…

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Workers Shutdown Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu

The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, has been shut down by workers.   This is fo…

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Witch Doctors’ Alleged N19m Fraud: Prosecution’s Absence Stalls Trial

The absence of the prosecution on Thursday forced Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal Hi…

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Cardiothoracic Surgeons Meet on Better Practice

Cardiothoracic practice in Nigeria is developing but faces multiple challenges that need to be ove…

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Sidmach Unwraps Medical Information System

One of the greatest challenges in the healthcare sector in Nigeria is the poor information managem…

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Could Aspirin Cure Erectile Dysfunction?

* Study claims one pill daily could work as well as Viagra   Aspirin could treat erectile…

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Millions of Children Face Becoming Short-Sighted, Going Blind

* They spend less than 90 minutes daily outdoors in natural light    Millions of chi…

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Lassa-Fever: FG Wants Better Partnership with States

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called on State Governments to intensify partners…

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NHIS Staff Protest Usman’s Reinstatement

Reinstated Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prof. Yusuf Usman, resum…

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Misdiagnosis Major Cause of Rise in Childhood Cancer Deaths

* Landers 88 Reunion seeks increased funding, research, early detection to reduce prevalence * P…

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Fight To End Lassa Fever Requires Sectorial Approach

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has called on the states Commissioner of Health, priva…

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Nigeria Rolls Out Investment Case To Access $40M

The Federal Ministry of Health, yesterday in Abuja, rolled out an innovative strategy to access th…

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Medical Experts Chart Path to Functional Primary Healthcare System

Stakeholder in the health sector have advised the ministries of health and education to collaborat…

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