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HIV: Nigeria Recorded 77,000 New Infections, 43,000 Deaths in 2022 - UN

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) says that Nigeria recorded a total of 77,000…

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Red Cross to Mitigate Impact of Diphtheria Outbreak

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), in conjunction with International Federation of Red Cross and…

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Experts Blame Low Vaccine Production on Govt’s Negligence

MEDICAL experts and stakeholders have blamed the government over low production of vaccines in Niger…

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NAFDAC confiscates over N30m worth of narcotic drugs, arrests five in Abuja

THE enforcement team of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), y…

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Japa: FG Approves Recruitment of 200 Doctors, Nurses for Ogun Hospital

The Federal Government has approved the recruitment of 200 medical and clinical staff at the Federal…

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Make Nigeria Medical Tourists Destination, FG Tells UK-Based Healthcare Workers

The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on diasporans to ma…

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Minister Warns Health Workers Against Leakage of Patients’ Information

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, has urged radiologists i…

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Japa: Hospitals Reduce Outpatients, Surgeries as 4,000 Doctors Migrate

The migration of doctors and other health workers to other countries is taking a toll on hospitals a…

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World Neurosurgery Congress Kicks Off In South Africa Today

The 18th World Congress of Neurosurgery organised by the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies…

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Medical Lab Scientists Vow To Get Rid Of Quacks

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has said it will sanitise medica…

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New FREM Platform Delivers 98% Accuracy for Malaria Screening

Breakthrough has been recorded in malaria detection as the new FREM platform delivers 98 per cent ac…

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COVID-19: FG Releases N135.4bn to States, FCT

The Federal Government has disbursed N135.4 billion to states and the Federal Capital Territory, fol…

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15 Lagos Doctors Die in Six Months, Says Medical Guild

The Medical Guild has appealed to the Lagos State Government to prioritise the health and lives of h…

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Doctors Fault 5% Budgetary Allocation for Health

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has faulted the five percent allocation to the health s…

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1,197 Nigerian-Trained Doctors Move to UK Since May

About 1,197 Nigerian-trained doctors moved to the United Kingdom since May 29, 2023, to date, NAN On…

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Anambra Govt Intensifies Fight Against Quack Doctors

Anambra State government has commenced training for its task force team to monitor hospitals to curb…

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WHO Alerts to Rise in Malaria Burden Due to Extreme Weather Changes

Climate change and its impacts, particularly extreme weather and heatwaves, pose a “substantial risk…

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World AIDS Day: Kano Reports 4,728 HIV Cases

The Kano State government has said that of the 138,430 persons tested for HIV, 4,728 have been posit…

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Practitioners Seek Board for Traditional Medicine

The Association of Integrative Medicine Practitioners of Nigeria has called on the Federal Governmen…

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Doctor Loses US Citizenship 61 Years After Living in America

Siavash Sobhani, a long-time resident of North Virginia and a respected doctor, has recently been st…

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