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22.5% of Pregnancies in Nigeria are by Teenagers, Says Lagos Commissioner

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris has revealed that about 22.5 percent of pregna…

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18,000 Youths Living with HIV/AIDS in Kaduna – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday urged traditional rulers to support…

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Your Vagina Should Smell And If Your Man Doesn’t Like It DUMP Him, Gynecologist

Dr Jen Gunter has spoken out about men demanding or expecting their partner’s vagina to have…

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NMA Begins Clampdown on Quacks, Illegal Medical Centres in Ekiti State

The Nigerian Medical Association(NMA), Ekiti State chapter, has signed a pact with Ekiti State gov…

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Kyrgyzstan MOH approves Chief Midwife Post in the Ministry

The Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Health has approved a post of Chief Midwife (free-staff) in the Ministr…

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New International Confederation of Midwives Regional Groupings

The ICM Council has approved the adoption of a new ICM regional grouping as per the World Health O…

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Waiting 60 Seconds To Cut The Umbilical Cord Could Save Thousands Of Premature Babies

Deciding when to cut a newborn’s umbilical cord has been a question plaguing medical profess…

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Occupational Therapists Association of Nigeria Pays Courtesy Visit to Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital Management

The management of the Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospitalplayed host to Mrs. Victoria Amu, Presiden…

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WHO: Close to 3 Million People Access Hepatitis C Cure

On the eve of the World Hepatitis Summit in Brazil, WHO reports increasing global momentum in the …

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FMC Owerri, Uwakwem and PPP in Health Sector

It is always difficult to disabuse the minds of people of the lies they are told. The members of t…

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Gombe Assembly to Mount Pressure on Executive to Release Health Funds in 2018

The Gombe State House of Assembly Committee on Health has vowed to vigorously mount pressure on th…

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Nigerians Consume 400 Million Condoms Annually – SFH

Society for Family Health (SFH) has disclosed that Nigerians consume over 400 million condoms annu…

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NMA Urge Parents Not to Shy Away from Immunising Children

The Lagos Nigerian Medical Assosiation Chairman, Dr Muyiwa Odusote, has called on parents to ke…

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Police Confirm Release of Abducted Nurse in Gombe

Mr Shina Olukolu ,Gombe state Commissioner of Police on Wednesday confirmed the release of Mr Ephr…

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UBTH Announces Treatment of Monkey Pox Patient

…Sets up isolated complex for treatment of victims    BENIN—The authori…

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Despite Global Efforts, TB Mortality Still High in Nigeria, Others – WHO

Despite global efforts to reduce the mortality rate of tuberculosis, TB, Nigeria still ranks high …

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Doctors Denied Promotion for 13 Years –Lagos Medical Guild

Doctors employed by the Lagos State Government have, under the aegis of the Medical Guild, accused…

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Nigerians to Access Doctors via Telemedicine App

Nigerians will from January 2018 have access to doctors all over the world via a telemedicine mobi…

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Ban Foreign Medical Treatment for Public Servants – Ex-minister

A former Minister of State for Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has  urged the federal and st…

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Psychiatric Centre Experience 30% Increase in Number of Cases

The Federal Neuro Psychiatric Centre, Maiduguri, on Tuesday said it recorded 67,000 mental health …

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