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FG To Implement National Oral Health Policy

The Hon. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has reiterated the Federal Government’s com…

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International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Advocates for Good Pharmacy Practice Worldwide

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) first adopted the guidelines for Good Pharmaceut…

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WHO: Global response to malaria at crossroads

After unprecedented global success in malaria control, progress has stalled, according to the&nbsp…

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Ugandan Doctors Back To Work But Strikes Still With Us

After about three weeks of strike action, the doctors are back to work following an understanding …

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Monkey Pox Vaccination Rumour: UNICEF, NOA Engage Abia Communities

The National Orientation Agency, NOA, in collaboration with United Nations International Children&…

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Woman Bleeds To Death As Doctor Accidentally Punctures Her Stomach Wall

A young woman bled to death after a junior doctor on a Saturday shift accidentally punctured her s…

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"Doctor" Saraki Not Licensed To Practice Medicine In UK, Says General Medical Council

Senate President Mr. Bukola Saraki, who is touted as a trained medical doctor, is not licensed …

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RESEARCH: Genes for Longer Life and Intelligence Overlap

Investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research discovered dozens of new genetic var…

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New Zealand Nurse Suspended and Fined for Been "Too Close" to Patient

* She was suspended for 6 months and fined $8472.92 plus $5537.50 * Charged for failure to maint…

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We’ll Increase 2018 Budgetary Provision For Health – PMB

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday expressed commitment to increasing the 2018 budgetary provis…

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750 Foreign-Trained Doctors Protest at N/Assembly Today

About 750 foreign-trained Nigerian medical doctors will today protest against what they call unfai…

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Man Tells Court how Suspected Fake Doctor, Nurse Killed his Wife, Baby Same Day

A middle-aged man, Emmanuel Omohodo ,has narrated to a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, how his wife and d…

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Adewole Inaugurates Health Advocates Group

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday, inaugurated a group of eminent Nigerians …

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Human Mouth Useful For Detecting Early Signs Of Endemic Diseases, Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has revealed that the mouth is the gateway to the …

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Diabetes, Obesity Behind 800,000 Cancers Worldwide – Study

Among the 12 types of cancer examined, the proportion of cases chalked up to these factors was as …

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Why Weight Loss Through Exercise Alone Does not Protect Knees, By Researchers

Obese people who lose a substantial amount of weight can significantly slow down the degeneration …

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NHS hires 5,500 Rolling Nurses from abroad: Staff will work in the UK for up to three years before returning home

The NHS is hiring up to 5,500 'rolling' nurses from India and the Philippines in an attemp…

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Affordable Drugs: PharmAccess Introduces Soft Loan to Community Pharmacists

In its bid to assist  pharmacists make available quality drugs to Nigerians, PharmAccess Foun…

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USA-Based NGO Provides Free Medical Treatment to Elderly, Middle Aged, Infants in Ebonyi Rural Community

NO fewer than 200 indigenes of Amaigbo community in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi S…

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Malaria Cases Rise in Nigeria, Congo

A report released today in Geneva says Nigeria, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of Congo DRC …

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