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4 Hospitals Sealed In Ibadan For Prescribing Banned Drug

Following Oyo State’s government resolve to sanitise the private health sector, the state&rs…

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NSCDC Nabs Fake Doctor For Stealing N290,000 From Blind Man

The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr. Adeyinka Ayinla, …

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FG Confirms Six Fresh Cases of Monkeypox as Disease Hits Abuja

The Federal Government has confirmed six fresh cases of monkeypox including one in Abuja, the Fede…

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Senate, Ministry Panels Cant Indict NHIS Boss - Presidency

The Presidency has described the Senate and the Ministry of Health panels that investigated the su…

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Trumps Stops Funding for Groups Providing Abortion Services in Kenya, Uganda

Essential health services in Kenya and Uganda could suffer following the Donald Trump administrati…

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Poverty Responsible for Patronage of Quacks, Says Medical Practitioner

A medical practitioner, Dr Michael Ejeh, has blamed the high patronage of quacks to poverty and ad…

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Centre Warns Against Abuse of Psychoactive Substances

Prof. Isidore Obot, Director, Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA), has …

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Oyo NMA Urges Women’s Support for Health Bill

Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Oyo State, Dr Mojisola Atalabi-Oladele, has asked …

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A Glorious End to Fellowship, PhD Controversy for Clinical Teachers

At last the altercations that developed on the relativity of postgraduate fellowships in medicine …

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‘Overhaul NHIS Now’

It was a large crowd that gathered at Solid Rock Hospital (SRH), Ojodu, Berger, Lagos, to benefit …

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World Medical Association Reiterates Strong Opposition To Physician Assisted Suicide And To Australian Bill

The WMA and its national member medical associations, which include the Australian Medical Associa…

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WHO: Substantial decline in global measles deaths, but disease still kills 90 000 per year

In 2016, an estimated 90 000 people died from measles – an 84% drop from more than 550 …

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Nurses and Allied Health Professions

This is the third in the series, focusing on this year’s world mental health day theme: &lsq…

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Ogun Extends Health Insurance Scheme to Higher Institutions

The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye has disclosed that the community-based…

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Three General Hospitals to be Upgraded to Specialist Health Institutions in Anambra

Three General Hospitals in Anambra state will be upgraded to specialists Hospitals with provisions…

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Minister Links Diabetes to Increasing Cases of Kidney Failure

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has that there is an increase in the population of Ni…

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Fertility Clinic Provides Succour for Childless Couples

To increase access to In-vitro Fertilisation procedure, an embryologist and Head of Operations, Fe…

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NAFDAC Destroys N11.5m Expired Drugs In Niger

The Niger State Ministry of Health and Hospital Services says it has, in collaboration with Nation…

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Malnutrition: Kaduna to Get $350m World Bank Intervention Fund

The wife of Kaduna state governor and chairperson of the state Emergency Nutrition Action Plan (KA…

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Doctors Petition NASS Over Poor Immunisation Coverage

The Nigerian Medical Association has written the National Assembly demanding both houses to delibe…

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