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#YoungVoicesCount – for the World We Want in 2030

YoungVoicesCount is a community and global conversation led by young people about health and the S…

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CSOs Task Nigerians On Measles Vaccination Campaign

The Women Advocates for Vaccine Access (WAVA) and other civil society organisations have called on…

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Spit Test May Diagnose, Predict Duration Of Concussion In Kids

A saliva test may someday be able to diagnose a concussion and predict how long symptoms last, acc…

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Kidnappers of 3 Ebonyi Hospital Staff Demand N300m as Ransom

The kidnappers of three management staff of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA) in Eb…

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Chloroquine Reduces Transmission of Zika Virus from Mother to Fetus

A new collaborative study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute…

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NMA Raises Alarm as 900 Doctors Resign from UCH, Lagos Hospitals

The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State Chapter on Thursday said the exodus of doctors from …

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Don’t Wash Female Babies’ Genitals with Medicated Soap –Doctor

A paediatric doctor, Dr. Juliet Ochi, has urged mothers and care-givers to avoid the use of medica…

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Alex Ekwueme Dies in London Hospital

Second Republic vice president, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, is dead.   The elder statesman’s …

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Fistula: Some Doctors Mess Up Pregnant Women – Iyeme Efem, USAID Country Project Manager

Engender Health Nigeria, Country Project Manager for the USAID-funded Fistula Care Plus, Chief Iye…

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Breathing Dirty Air May Raise Miscarriage Risk

Chronic exposure seemed to increase that risk by more than 10 percent, according to researchers wh…

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NHIS to Accredit 200 Health Facilities for Contributory Scheme in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Contributory Health Care Management Agency will conduct accreditation exercise of…

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40,000 of 75,000 Registered Nigerian Doctors Practice Abroad – NMA

The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State Chapter, on Thursday said exodus of doctors from Nig…

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New Global Commitment to End Tuberculosis

Today 75 ministers agreed to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The announcement…

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Five Die In Imo After Taking Ogogoro (Local Gin)

No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead from methanol poisoning in a local gin sold by…

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Radiographers Call For Separate Department In Hospitals

Medical radiographers and radiation scientists under the aegis of the Medical Imaging Society of N…

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UPCOMING ASHI ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT (ACLS) COURSE IN PORTHARCOURT

The  American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Course …

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Patient Goes Missing, Family Accuses Federal Medical Centre Keffi of Negligence

A 35-year-old man, who was said to be unconscious and on admission at the Federal Medical Centre, …

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Snakebite: Plateau Hospital Records 822 Victims in 10 Months

The Comprehensive Medical Centre, Zamko, an annex of Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau Sta…

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FETHA CMD, 2 Directors kidnapped By Unknown Gunmen

Unknown gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped the Chief Medical Director of Federal Teaching Hospital A…

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New Global Commitment to End Tuberculosis

Today 75 ministers agreed to take urgent action to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The announcement…

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