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Guide to Delivering High Quality Care for TB Patients Launched

Today on Universal Health Coverage Day, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease …

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NAFDAC Arrests Suspected Quack Herbal Drug Dealer, Confiscates 15 Unregistered Products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raided some outlets…

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Nigerians Rescue Baby, Mother Detained in Ondo Hospital over N40,000 Bill

Nigerians, moved by the plight of a baby, Temitope Omotoso, and mother, Taiwo, that were detained …

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NMA Demands Compulsory Health Insurance Nationwide

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called for a compulsory health insurance for all Nigeri…

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437 Foreign-Trained Doctors Tackle MDCN, Demand Fresh Exams

The 437 foreign-trained doctors, who failed the November 15 induction examination by the Medical a…

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Nigerian Health Workers Pass Vote of no Confidence on Minister

The professional rivalry in the Nigerian health sector is threatening to boil over as other unions…

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Court, Medical Council Yet to Act a Year After ‘Negligence’ Caused Woman’s Death

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN is yet to disclose details of its investigation in…

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‘30 Pharmacists not Enough for Bayelsa’

The Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Bayelsa State Drug Distribution Company, Mr. Okunbriowei …

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‘315,000 Children Die of Poor Sanitation Annually’

The Managing Director, RB West Africa, Mr. Rahul Murgai, has said that no fewer than 315,000 child…

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Nurse Becomes Monarch-Elect in Enugu Community

History was made at Ozalla Edem Ani community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as a …

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December 12 was Universal Health Coverage Day

This campaign aims at encouraging all nations to implement universal coverage through political ac…

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December 12 is Universal Health Coverage Day:

This campaign aims at encouraging all nations to implement universal coverage through political ac…

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NAFDAC Will Enhance Quality Testing of Medicines,Foods, Says New DG

To ensure the safety of all Nigerians and foreigners residing in Nigeria, the new Director-General…

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Smoking a Month Before or After Breast Surgery Could Make Nipples Fall Off —Surgeon

Surgeons have warned that smoking just one month before or after you undergo breast surgery can ma…

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Enugu Polio-Free Because of Govt’s Sustained Effort — WHO

The country representative of World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Wondimagegnehu Alemu, has comme…

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Ondo State Owned Hospital Detains Mother, New Born baby Over N40,000

A mother of a new born baby, Mrs Taiwo Omotoso has been detained at the Mother and Child hospital …

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Set Standard for Drug Distribution, Community Pharmacists Tell NAFDAC

Worried about the chaotic system of drug distribution in the country, Pharmacists under the auspic…

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Community Health Workers to Begin Administering Contraceptives in Nigeria

The Nigerian government has given its nod to Community Health Extension Workers, CHEW, to begin ad…

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Nurse named president of Johns Hopkins Health System, executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine

Kevin W. Sowers, a distinguished clinician, educator, and academic health care leader, has been ap…

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German Doctor Faces Trial for Having Sex with Patients

A 63-year-old doctor went on trial in the southern German state of Bavaria Monday, accused of havi…

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