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Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 31 in 15 States – Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said the current outbreak of Lassa fever has affe…

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Janaury 2018 Updates and Circulars from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria

Find below the latest updates and circulars from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria as a…

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International Council of Nurses Congress Singapore 2019

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) thursday announced the theme, dates and venue for its 20…

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NAPTIP Hires Witch Doctors to Fight Human Trafficking

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons said it has engaged some local w…

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NMA Decries Death of Members to Lassa Lever

• Seeks review of doctors’ hazard allowance   The Nigerian Medical Association…

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Enugu Govt Approves Consolidated Salary for Health Workers

Enugu State Government has approved Consolidated Health Workers Salary Scale as demanded by member…

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Doctor Ordered To Pay $8,000 For Baby Death

A Bulawayo medical doctor, sued for negligently causing the death of a newborn baby, has been orde…

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Adamawa Partners PharmAccess on Health Insurance Scheme

The Adamawa government has commenced the implementation of a mandatory health insurance scheme in …

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Wash Your Stinking Hands!: ER Nurse Rants About Cesspool Of Funky Flu

A Florida nurse working to combat “a cesspool of funky flu” in the emergency room has …

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Maldives Health Minister Quits Over Govt’s Defiance to Supreme Court Order

The Maldives’ state health minister said on Monday he has resigned from the administration o…

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Chemical Attack: Chlorine Gas Leaves Civilians Gasping For Air In Rebel-Held Syrian Town, Activists Say

Chlorine gas left civilians gasping for air in a rebel-held Syrian town after a chemical attack as…

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Katsina to Employ 54 Doctors, 600 Nurses

Katsina state government is to engage the services of additional 54 doctors and 600 nurses, para-m…

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Lassa Fever: Plateau Records One Death, Declares Emergency in Health Sector

With one suspected case of Lassa fever outbreak reported in Plateau State with one death recorded,…

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No Cancer Radiotherapy Machine in 28 African Countries – UN Agency, IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has lamented the lack of a single radiotherapy machi…

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FG To Conduct Nationwide Cancer Screening

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says the Federal Government has concluded plans to ro…

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Doctors On A Plane Save Womans Life By Constructing A Makeshift Medical Ventilator In Mid-air

Two doctors have saved the life of a woman on a plane by constructing a makeshift medical ventilat…

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Bisphenol A (BPA) Gender-Bending Chemicals Found In Plastic And Linked To Breast And Prostate Cancer

Almost 90 per cent of teenagers have gender-bending chemicals from plastic in their bodies, accord…

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Governor El-Rufai Orders Supply Of Medicine For Malnourished Children

Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai has ordered  the supply of more Ready to Use Therapeuti…

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Meet Kendra Jumbo: First Class ABSU Medical Laboratory Science Best Graduating Student

It was a moment of Joy for Miss Kendra JUMBO U a student of Abia state University, Uturu who after…

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‘Cancer Crippling Global Economy with N417.6 Trillion Lost Yearly’

* Nigeria loses over N2.1tr annually to disease   The International Agency for Research o…

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