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2018 Budget: PHC Practitioners Decry Poor Allocation, Neglect of Health Sector

• Say 3.9% far below WHO, AU threshold of 15%   The Primary Health Care (PHC) Practi…

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NNMEP: Despite Reduction in Malaria Prevalence, 30 Children Still Die Every Hour

The National Malaria Eradication Programme (NMEP) has lamented that despite the reduction in malar…

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BMJ: Man Goes BLIND In One Eye After Powerful Orgasm Following Vigorous Sexual Intercourse

A man had to go to hospital after becoming blind in one eye when he orgasmed too hard during sex, …

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Organ Harvesting: ‘Beam Searchlight on Your Members’, NAPTIP Urges NMA

As reported cases of organ harvesting continue to be on the increase, the National Agency for the …

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30 Applicants Lose Job Offers After Testing Positive to Drugs

The hope of about 30 graduates to gain jobs at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Kano, has been d…

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We Perform 40 Surgeries Daily at FMC, Abeokuta — Prof Musa

Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, is established to meet the tertiary healthcare needs of Ni…

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President of International Council of Nurses speaks at high-level Forum on Human Resources for Health

Annette Kennedy, President of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), joined other high-level s…

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Customs Hands Over Seized Container of Pharmaceutical Products to NDLEA

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin-Can Island Command, on Monday said it had handed over a 40-…

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Best ‘Natural’ Ways to Increase Sperm Count

Sperm count or total sperm count refers to the average total number of sperm present in one sample…

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Otukpo Health Varsity Gets Take-Off Structure

Pleased with the successful second reading and public hearing of the proposed Federal University o…

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JOHESU Protests ‘Illegal’ Salary Deduction In FMC Owerri

The Joint Health Sector Union Workers (JOHESU) at the Federal Medical Centre, (FMC), Owerri has ac…

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How Nurses in a Neo-natal Unit Reacted to an Earthquake

When the hospital started to shake, their first instinct might have been to run away to get outsid…

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Retiring Nurses Beg Amosun to Employ More Hands

Some retiring nurses in Ogun State public hospitals have appealed to the state governor, Senator I…

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More Africans are Coming to Nigeria for Surgeries – UCH CMD

The Chief Medical Director, Prof. Temitope Alonge, has said that the University College Hospital, …

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FG Committed To Reducing NOMA Disease

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

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437 Foreign Medical Students Fail Medical Dental Council of Nigeria Examination

About 437 foreign medical students who sat for the  Medical Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN e…

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Maternal Mortality: Ambode’s Wife Begs Mothers to Use Govt Health Facilities

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has again called on expectant mothers in…

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Medical And Health Workers Union MHWUN Lose EXECUTIVE Officers In Road Traffic Accident

This is to announce the sad news to all comrades of the death of 4 of our colleagues on their way …

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AHA - BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) COURSE

The American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Course is the foundation for saving lives …

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Stop Applying Raw Egg, Engine Oil to Wounds, Plastic Surgeon Warns

A PLASTIC surgeon, Dr. Folake Abikoye, has urged Nigerians to desist from applying preparations su…

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