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Kogi Assembly Directs Health Ministry to Investigate Disease Outbreak

The Kogi State House of Assembly has directed the state Ministry of Health to investigate the root…

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Kano State Government Employs 2458 Health Workers for Kano

Kano state government has employed 2458 healthcare workers to man health facilities and vacant pos…

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About 10,000 Lives To Be Saved Through Malaria Prevention-WHO

• WHO and partners take on malaria: the top killer in north-eastern Nigeria   Follow…

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Mother’s Milk Protects Babies Against Infections

Mother's milk which consists of a complex and continually changing blend of proteins, fats and…

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‘Polio Fight’ll be Slower in Conflict Zones’

The Chairman of the International Polioplus Committee, Mr. Michael McGovern, has said that the cur…

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50% of Nigeria’s Diabetics are Ignorant of the Disease —Experts

The Chief Medical Director, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Bauchi St…

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National Orthopaedic Hospital Immortalises Former Director

The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, has named its Prosthetics and Orthotics Building…

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KNSG Distributes N351m Worth of Drugs, Test Kits to 748 Healthcare Facilities

Kano state government has distributed drugs, malaria test kits and treated mosquito nets worth ove…

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#LassaFever Update: 68 Killed, 718 Cases Recorded

About 68 persons have been killed by lassa fever since the begining of 2017, the Federal Governmen…

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Parents Still Failing to Put Babies to Sleep on their Backs

Fewer than half of U.S. infants always sleep on their backs, the position doctors recommend to avo…

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Sperm Cells Created in Lab to Beat Major Cause of Male Infertility

Sperm cells have been created in the laboratory, offering hope for a cure for a common cause of ma…

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Pharmacists Seek Action on National Drug Distribution Guideline

• Want closure of open drug market • Group seeks support for cancer awareness campaign…

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New Hope for Gonorrhoea Patients as New Antibiotic Emerges

Anxiety over the contribution of antibiotic overuse and misuse to the growing increase in antimicr…

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Yobe Under Threat of Hepatitis B

About 350 people have tested positive for Hepatitis B out of 5000 sampled for the disease in Yobe …

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Doctor Celebrates Buhari’s Report with Free Surgeries

A Kaduna-based medical practitioner has offered free surgeries to indigent Nigerians to commemorat…

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Preventing Spread of Disease in Wake of Mudslides is Vital, Says WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prev…

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Sudan: Central Darfur Must Prepare for Diarrhoea Epidemic

About 42,300 people were affected by heavy rains and flash floods throughout the country. Internat…

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Breast Cancer Patients Deserve Better Care, Says Anyanwu-Akeredolu

Disturbed by poor management of cancer patients in Nigeria, wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs. …

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Jury Awards $417M To A Single Plaintiff In Lawsuit Linking Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder To The Womans Ovarian Cancer

A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417million to a terminally ill …

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New Vision and Strengthened Partnership for WHO and China

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concluded a 3-day official visit to the People&rsq…

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