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Pharmacists Implore President to Address Health System Challenges

Pharmacists, under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), have urged President …

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Workers Hand Sewn Into His Stomach After It Was Crushed In A Factory Machine Accident

Anthony Seward, 21, feared he would lose his left hand for good after it was crushed in the unprot…

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Lagos Council Begins House-to-House Campaign against Lassa Fever

Environmental Health Officials in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State have begun a house-to…

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‘Malaria in Pregnancy Causes Miscarriage, Premature Births, Maternal Deaths, Others’

Public health experts have said that one of the major causes of premature births, maternal deaths,…

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Oral Contraceptives Tied to Lower Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

Taking oral contraceptives may reduce the risk for rheumatoid arthritis, a new study has found. …

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Regional healthcare industry is set for a major boost with return of Medic West Africa show

Lagos, Nigeria, 14 August 2017: More than 300 leading healthcare companies will be joined by thous…

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UNILAG Holds Symposium to Mark African Traditional Medicine Day

To mark the African Traditional Medicine Day, the Model Herbal Clinic of the Department of Pharmac…

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No Fluids Before HIV Self-Test Kit Use, Says WHO

Patients using the new World Health Organisation (WHO) self-testing kit for HIV must not take flui…

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Enugu State Government to De-worm 400,000 Children

The Enugu State Government says it is targeting 400, 000 children under the ages of five for de-wo…

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Nigerian Doctor Facilitates Reduction in Infant Mortality

A Nigerian doctor, Nubwa Medugu, and a Professor at the Michigan State University, Shannon Manning…

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UNILORIN Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Marks 1st PANS Week

Living up to its resolves to play catch up, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of I…

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Silva, Atueyi, Others Call For Collaboration Among Healthcare Professionals

* As NAPA marks 15th annual national conference   To further ensure that patients remain …

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No Outbreak of Lassa Fever in Kwara – Commissioner

The Kwara State Government has dismissed reports of an alleged outbreak of Lassa fever in the stat…

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Nobody Died of Strange Disease in LUTH – CMD

Prof. Chris Bode, the Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos…

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Early Registration For Antenatal Curbs Malaria In Pregnancy – Stakeholders

Malaria is highly endemic in Nigeria and poses a major challenge to human development.   …

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NCDC Counters Kogi Govt, Says Cause of Strange killer Disease not yet Identified

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says tests are ongoing in their collaborating labora…

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Nigeria Spends N4 Billion on Health Interventions in North-East, Minister Says

The Nigerian Government through the Ministry of Health has spent over N 4 billion on the humanitar…

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HIV Rises in Zimbabwe, Develops Resistance to Drugs

Zimbabwe is recording increased cases of drug resistant HIV which have contributed to shortages of…

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Experts Seek Full NHIS Coverage for Sickle Cell

Experts have urged the Federal Government to provide full coverage of the management of sickle cel…

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N/Delta Varsity To Host FAMSA 2017 Seminar On Healthy Living

The Niger Delta University is set to host the Federation of African Medical Students Association (…

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