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Doctor, 47, Is Charged With 118 Sexual Offences Including Assaulting A Child Under 13

A doctor has been charged with 118 sexual offences including sexually assaulting a girl under 13. …

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Junior Doctor Who Asked For Some Support Is Found Dead At The Hospital Where He Worked

A troubled junior doctor has reportedly 'taken his own life' at the hospital where he work…

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Designer Baby Breakthrough After Scientists Use Controversial Gene Editing Technique To Fix Embryos

Each year, millions of people around the world are affected by diseases caused by mutations that o…

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Group Trains 39 Health Care Personnel In Gombe

In order to strengthen the Primary health care service delivery, the Save the Children Internation…

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CAS Vows to Take Full Responsibility of Personnel Health

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has reassured the determination of the Niger…

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Iran Govt to Establish Hospital in Enugu‎, Seek Business Ties with State Govt

The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Nigeria, His Excellency, Morteza Rahimi Zarchi, …

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Federal Ministry of Health Launches Breastfeeding Advocacy

The Federal Ministry of Health, in collaboration with its nutrition and health sector partners is …

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Minister of Health Calls For Collaboration On NTCA 2015

The Hon. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has called for collaboration of the law enforceme…

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Babies and Mothers Worldwide Failed by Lack of Investment in Breastfeeding - WHO

No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new re…

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Lagos State Basic Life Support Course for Healthcare Providers

The American safety and health institute (ASHI) and the American Heart Association's (AHA) Bas…

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PSN to Deploy IT to Fight Fake Drugs

Worried by the prevalence of fake drugs in the market, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)…

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Early Infant Breast-Feeding Rate Remains Low – Health commissioner

Yobe State Commissioner of Health, Dr Muhammad Bello Kawuwa said that early initiation rates and e…

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Katsina to Spend $110m IDB Loan on 136 Health Centres

The Katsina State Government said it will spend a $110 million Islamic Development bank (IDB) loan…

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UCH Partners Clinic on Therapy for HIV, Cancer

An immunity therapy clinic designed to help all categories of people has been established at the U…

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‘Engage Private Doctors in Fight Against Malaria’

The Senior Programme Manager, Society for Family Health, Mr. Christopher Dangana, has said that he…

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Having Depression, Heart Disease Doubles Death Risk

While the mechanism behind the association is unknown, a new study finds that depression after bei…

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80 Percent of Cancer Cases Curable — Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, yesterday said that 80 percent of cancer cases in the…

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Ministry Launches Breastfeeding Advocacy

The Federal Ministry of Health, in collaboration with its nutrition and health sector partners is …

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Zamfara Decries Prevalence of 6 Child killer Diseases

The Zamfara State Government has decried the recent increase in the six child killer diseases amon…

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NMA Ogun State: Members Are Guilty Of Engaging Quacks in Nigeria

The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, in Ogun says the state has the highest number of quacks in t…

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