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Strike: FG Orders Federal Hospitals to Recruit Casual Doctors

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has directed chief medical directors and medical dire…

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Sierra Leone to Begin Cholera Vaccination Drive in Disaster-Affected Areas

Half a million people in Sierra Leone will be able to access the life-saving cholera vaccine withi…

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Benue Flood: Emergency Camp Helpful

The Honourable Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has expressed  satisfaction on the imp…

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FG Calls For Judicious Use Of SOML Funds

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has called on State Commissioners of Health in the 36 …

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15 Contracted, One Under Surveillance After Lassa Fever Outbreak in Kogi

The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Audu has disclosed that the late Aisha Jimoh, who…

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Ogun Shut more Illegal Health Facilities

Three more illegal health facilities have been closed down in Abeokuta, Ado-Odo/Ota and Ifo Local …

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Strike: FG, Resident Doctors Meet Again Wednesday

The Federal Government has called for a meeting with striking resident doctors and other stakehold…

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Strike at your Peril, MDCN Warns House Officers

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has warned house officers joining doctors on strike risk…

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Strike: Health Minister Asks Govt Hospitals to Make Use of NYSC Members

Isaac Adewole, minister of health, has directed heads of federal government hospitals to employ th…

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Doctors Strike: Mixed Reactions in Asaba, Ilorin

National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chap…

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No Link Between Salt Intake, Heart Disease – Study

Findings from a recent study have shown that there is no link between the consumption of salt and …

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Hospitals Plan Options as Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike

…MDCAN declares strike illegal    Hospitals across the country, yesterday, ma…

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3 Confirmed Dead in Diarrhea Outbreak in Kebbi

Three people have been confirmed dead following outbreak of diarrhea in Kardi area of Birnin Kebbi…

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Ambode Commends Cedarcrest Hospitals

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has lauded the management of Cedarcrest Hospital…

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As Nigerian Doctors Seek Jobs Abroad

For decades, Nigeria’s health sector has been characterised by a disturbing degree of deteri…

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Minister Begs Doctors to Suspend Strike

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Monday appealed to the resident doctors to suspend…

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UNICEF, Taraba Health Agency Sensitize Women on Polio, Child Killer Diseases

The Taraba Health Care Development Agency, in conjunction with UNICEF, has sensitised women across…

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Warm Corn Husks Tea Protects from Malaria —Scientists

With the rainy season comes malaria. But not to worry, warm tea made from husk maize or corn is a …

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How Mothers Suffer to Enroll Children in Malnutrition Programme in Katsina

Rakiya Umar is a mother of eight.  She treks about 12 kilometres from Gidan Kaji village to B…

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Kogi Lassa Fever Patient Dies

The sick woman in Kogi, Miss Aisha Jimoh, who was confirmed to have contracted the dreaded Lassa f…

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