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748 Healthcare Facilities Get Anti-Malaria Drugs In Kano

The Kano State government has procured free anti-malaria drugs and diagnostic commodities worth ov…

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Professor Usifoh Emerges Winner of 2017 May & Baker Professional Award

Prof. Cyril Usifoh, a professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, has won the 2017 Annual May & Bak…

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‘Killer’ Mosquitoes Deployed to Fight Zika, Dengue, Yellow Fever

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the use of a common bacterium to kill wi…

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US Sends CDC Scientists to Track Monkeypox

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States of America, has deployed …

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Stop Spending Above Your Limit, Ministry Warns Health Agencies

The Federal Ministry of Health has warned heads of agencies and federal hospitals to stop approvin…

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Some Parts of Lagos Still Host Illegal Medicine Outlets —PCN

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has said some parts of Lagos State have continued to be hotbed …

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Alex Ekwueme Alive, Stable, Hospital Official Says

Former Vice- President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, is alive, stable and responding to treatment, an officia…

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Nigeria Progress Slow Against Diarrhoea, Pneumonia

Nigeria failed to meet targets for pneumonia and diarrhoea prevention and treatment, according to …

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2018 Budget: What Buhari Said About Disease Outbreaks in Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to expedite the passage of t…

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After 250 Snakebite Deaths, Nigerian Govt Claims no Anti-Snake Venom Scarcity

The Federal Government says there is ample stock of anti-snake venom in Nigeria, contrary to a rep…

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Ikpeazu Thanks Pharm Society for Special Health Intervention

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed worry that Nigerians are yet to begin to tap from…

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Transgender Women May Soon Have Babies, Fertility Expert Says

Those born with male assigned sex organs cannot conceive children biologically; however, this may …

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Minister: Anti-Snake Bite Venom Not Out Of Stock

The Hon. Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole has debunked the rumour that government has ran ou…

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Permanent Secretary Health, Mr. Clement Uwaifo Calls For Commitment On NCH Resolutions

The Permanent Secretary Health, Mr. Clement Uwaifo has decried the poor attitude towards implement…

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International Day of Medical Physics 2017 Message From FAMPO President

It is a pleasure to address you as we mark the 5th edition of the International Day of Medical Phy…

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WHO: Nigeria Requires .3m More Doctors – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday said the country requires 300,000 more doctors to address…

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CDHR Tasks Buhari on Affordable, Accessible Health Care, Decries Foreign Medical Trips

Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) yesterday charged President Muhammadu Buhari and …

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Lagos State Assembly Passes Law Establishing College of Nursing

The bill to establish the Lagos State College of Nursing (Schools of Nursing, Midwifery and Public…

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50 kids Die of ‘Strange Disease’ in Jigawa

No fewer than 50 children have died in a Jigawa State village of  ”a strange disease&rd…

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IT Expert, Stakeholders List Benefits Of IT To Pharmacy Practice

– As ACPN Eti-Osa holds business seminar   A renowned Information Technology (IT) e…

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