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HEALTHCARE ON BRINK OF COLLAPSE, MINISTER MUST ACT NOW

The Lagos State branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, has urged the Minister for Hea…

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US GOVERNMENT, FCMB PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN NIGERIA'S HEALTH SECTOR

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director, Melissa Jones has affirmed t…

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FG, OTHERS RETHINK STRATEGIES FOR MALARIA ELIMINATION

The Federal Government has called for the utilisation of newer evidence-based tools, quality data sy…

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UNIABUJA'S MEDICAL AND DENTAL TEACHERS SHUN ASUU STRIKE

Nigerian Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA), University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) branch, has dissociate…

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NACHPN 2024: EXPERTS ADVOCATE UNIFIED POLICY FOR TELEMEDICINE

Experts have emphasised the urgent need for investment in telemedicine and the development of unifie…

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NAFDAC ASSURES NIGERIANS OF DROP IN COST OF MEDICINES, FROWNS ON SPIRAL OF FAKE DRUGS

The Director-General of, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), …

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277,862 BENEFICIARIES ENROLL IN SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME IN PLATEAU

The Director-General of Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (PLASCHEMA), Dr. Aga…

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ARMY CHIEF UNVEILS BENUE MILITARY HOSPITAL

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Wednesday, inaugurated a state-of-the-art medi…

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NACA EMPOWER YOUTHS IN SOCIAL MEDIA ADVOCACY AGAINST HIV/AIDS

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) recently organized a one-day workshop aimed at em…

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GROUP CALLS FOR SENSITIZATION, WARNS AGAINST SELF-MEDICATION

In commemoration of this year’s World Malaria Day (WMD), the Lagos State Medicine Dealers Associatio…

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FAKE DOCTOR NABBED IN LAGOS WITH FORGED OAU, NMDC CERTIFICATES.

Police detectives attached to the Zonal anti- piracy squad, Lagos have arrested a suspected fake med…

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KOGI DOCTORS PROTEST LOW MANPOWER, SAY THEY'RE OVERWORKED

Residents Doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, on Thursday, protested over the shortage…

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CERVICAL CANCER TREATMENT INCOMPLETE WITHOUT BRACHYTHERAPY - NSIA-LUTH DIRECTORS

Women diagnosed with cervical cancer at the early stage and have access to brachytherapy have high c…

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NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL'S DIRECTOR PROMISES QUALITY SERVICE.

The new Medical Director of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Benin, Edo State, Dr Philip Ugbodaga,…

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FG, STAKEHOLDERS BRAINSTORM ON STRENGTHENING NIGERIA'S HEALTH SECURITY

The federal government in collaboration with other stakeholders has called for an effective proposal…

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FG REVIVAL OF LOCAL PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY WILL REDUCE COST OF MEDICINES

The federal government has given assurances that the current effort to rejuvenate local pharmaceutic…

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FG TO DEVELOP POLICY TO MANAGE HEALTH WORKERS MIGRATION

The federal government has begun to develop a national policy to stem the mass migration of healthca…

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DOCTORS PROTEST SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER, DECRY FTHL MGT POLICIES

Residents Doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja, (FTHL) on Thursday protested over the sho…

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MEDICAL TOURISM: FG HAILS ABUJA HOSPITAL ON FACILITIES FOR KIDNEY CARE

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has commended C…

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WHO REPORTS WIDESPREAD OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19

New evidence from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows the extensive overuse of antibiotics dur…

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