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GROUP SEEKS INCORPORATION OF MENTAL HEALTH IN HIV PREVENTION

The Association of Positive Youth in Nigeria (APYIN) has called for the integration of mental health…

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PHARMACISTS SET GOAL FOR IMPROVED HEALTHCARE, SDGS ACTUALISATION

The Association of Lady Pharmacists (ALP) has said that members have critical roles to play in impro…

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SHORTAGE OF HEALTH WORKERS THREATENS FCT'S PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRES

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has identified the dearth of human resources for…

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FG TO EXPAND COVERAGE UNDER HEALTH INSURANCE

The Federal Government has expressed commitment to addressing persistent issues of infectious diseas…

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WHO PREQUALIFIES SECOND DENGUE VACCINE

World Health Organisation (WHO) said it had prequalified the second dengue vaccine, TAK-003, in the …

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EXPERT TASKS FG ON MENTAL HEALTHCARE SERVICE IMPROVEMENT

A Consultant Psychiatrist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr Adegbite Temilade, ha…

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NMA TO FG, STOP EXODUS OF PHARMACEUTICAL, MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES NOW

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has appealed to the federal government to take urgent action …

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NMA BACKS FG'S MEASURES TO STEM BRAIN DRAIN IN HEALTH SECTOR

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed support for the federal government’s directive …

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EMIR PROMISES SUPPORT FOR KANO BIO-MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER

The 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has promised to support the Kano Independent Research Cente…

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MARCELLE RUTH CANCER CENTRE PARTNERS LEADWAY HEALTH HMO TO REVOLUTIONISE HEALTHCARE IN NIGERIA

Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre and Specialist Hospital, Nigeria’s premier healthcare institution specia…

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BUK INDUCTS 103 MEDICAL DOCTORS, DENTISTS

Bayero University Kano (BUK) on Monday inducted 80 fresh graduates into medicine and surgery and den…

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NIGER DOCTORS GIVE 2 WEEK STRIKE ULTIMATUM OVER WORKING CONDITIONS

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday extended the ultimatum it issued th…

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EKITI VARSITY ANNOUNCES PHARMACY COURSE

The Vice-Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Edward Olanipekun, has said the inst…

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LAGOS CLINIC VOWS TO TACKLE MEDICAL TOURISM

Loveworld Medical Centre has expressed concern over the $2bn spent annually by Nigerians on medical …

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STANBIC IBTC, TILLIT PARTNER ON HEALTHCARE

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has partnered with Tillit MSME Microservic…

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PHARMACISTS BEG FG TO AVERT COLLAPSE OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to take immediate actio…

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MARCELLE RUTH HOSPITAL, LEADWAY HMO PARTNER ON CANCER CARE

With an estimated 102,000 new cases of cancer annually reported in Nigeria, Marcelle Ruth Cancer Cen…

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NURSING & MIDWIFERY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA REGULATION OF DENTAL ORAL HEALTH NURSING PROGRAM

Honourable Commissioners - All StatesSecretary of Health Services - Health and Human Services Secret…

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MEDICAL EXPERT FROWNS AT LOW REPORTING OF LUNG CANCER IN NIGERIA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

The burden of  lung cancer is huge and grossly underreported in  Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa, a m…

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ELUMELU ADVOCATES FOCUS ON INNOVATION TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTHCARE

Chairman, of United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu has called for increased focus on capital …

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