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ALMA Announces 2018 Awards for Excellence

THE African Leaders Malaria Alliance, ALMA, today presents the 2018 Awards for Excellence to six c…

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Malaria Elimination: Nigeria Faces N504bn Financial Gap

With the largest funding gap in malaria elimination in Africa, Nigeria currently faces a financial…

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Teaching Hospitals to Get N300m, FMCs & Others N120m to Improve Healthcare Delivery

The Federal Government on Tuesday announced special intervention funds for tertiary and specialist…

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Lassa Fever: FG Apologises for Late Response

Federal government yesterday admitted its late response towards the revival of the south east viro…

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Nobody is Immune to Lassa Fever Infection – Commissioner

The Commissioner for Health in Bayelsa State, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu, has warned that nobody, irr…

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WHO Launches New Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a new Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (G…

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Wike: Repositioning Of Rivers Health Sector On Course

Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the process for the re-positioning…

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‘Smart Contact’ Lens Displays Glucose Levels in Real-Time

A new ‘smart’ contact lens could let diabetics monitor their own glucose levels with t…

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Alliance Moves to Reduce Deaths From Non-Communicable Diseases

With a total of 39.5 million people dying annually due to Non Communicable Diseases, NCDs, Nigeria…

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Doctors’ Carelessness Spreading Lassa Fever — FG

…as Ebonyi identifies 9 new cases   THE Federal Government, Saturday, blamed the s…

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Texas A&M University Names Nancy Fahrenwald New College of Nursing Dean

Texas A&M University recently named Nancy Fahrenwald the new dean of the College of Nursing, s…

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AMAC Begins Measles Vaccination February 8

Dr Modupe Adeyinka, Head of Health Department, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), says the counc…

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‘Lack of Communication Puts Older Adults at Risk of Clashes Between Medicines’

That lack of communication could be putting older adults at risk of health problems from interacti…

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Ebonyi Lassa Fever: We Responded Promptly – MinisterP

The minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has said that the federal government through its …

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New Medical Lab Begins Services in Katsina

A multi-million naira medical laboratory centre, located in the sleepy community of  Goron-Gi…

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I ‘ll Enforce January, 2019 Deadline For Drug Control Centres – Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday said he would start the enforcement of the …

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Lassa Fever: Health Minister Says Health Workers Cause Of Their Deaths

The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole on Saturday attributed the increasing number of Health worke…

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FMC Keffi Offers Free Surgeries To Over 100 Patients

The management of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Keffi, Nasarawa State in collaboration with the Doc…

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How Health Education, Vaccinations Curb Leprosy – Doctors

As the world marks the Leprosy Day on Tuesday, governments and health workers have been advised to…

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Women Who Smoke a Cigarette a Day Risk Heart Attack, Stroke Than Men

Just one cigarette a day is enough to raise the risk of heart disease and stroke by around 50 per …

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