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Our Pharmaceutical Challenges

Different countries have their own peculiarities; each with a sector that generates the most incom…

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Health Minister Back in Theatre to Repair Women with Fistula

Health minister Isaac Adewole returned to the operating room on Thursday, joining surgeons to repa…

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Resident Doctors Decry Poor Funding of Health Infrastructure

Resident doctors under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, have decried t…

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Gunmen kidnap UCTH Medical Doctor

Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a medical Doctor attached to the University of Calabar Teaching Hosp…

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STUDY - Falling sperm counts could lead to end of human race

Sperm counts of Western men are at a ‘shocking’ record low that it now poses a potenti…

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Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Obafemi Awolowo to Commence Audiology Programme.

The department of the Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health, College of Medicine, Obafemi Awol…

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Kogi Health Workers Threaten Strike Over Planned Service Outsourcing

The Kogi State chapter of the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has threa…

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Eliminate hepatitis: WHO

New WHO data from 28 countries - representing approximately 70% of the global hepatitis burden - i…

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FG Plans To Eliminate Viral Hepatitis By 2021

The Hon. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has reiterated the commitment of Federal Governme…

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FG Inaugurates Task Force For Maternal Mortality

Federal Government has inaugurated a 34-member Task Force to accelerate reduction of maternal mort…

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NMA Treats 800 Inmates in Jos

The Plateau chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Wednesday organised a one-day fre…

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Medical Technicians Charged to Embrace New Trend for Urinalysis

The call was made during the product launch of the UN Series-the modular way of urinalysis, themed…

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Kogi Medical Health Workers Threaten Strike Action Over Planned Service Outsourcing

The Kogi State chapter of the Medical and Health Workers' Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) on Tuesday …

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Sokoto Spends N2b on Medical Students in Sudan, Others

The Sokoto state government has spent N1.3 billion on its students that were undertaking various m…

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Lawyers Give 7-Day Ultimatum Over Buhari’s Health

Some lawyers have threatened to go to court and compel the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to set …

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Federal Workers to Continue Enjoying NHIS Services After Retirement – Official

Dr Salawadeen Sikiru, the Gombe State Coordinator, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has sa…

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Zamfara to Recruit More Doctors, Healthcare Workers – Acting Governor

The Zamfara Government says it will recruit more medical doctors, nurses, medical laboratories sci…

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Reps Reject NHIS’ 2017 Budget Over Executive Secretary Suspension

The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected the 2017 budgetary proposals of the National He…

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Illegal Lab Where Hard Drug Is Produced By Husband And Wife Busted In Enugu

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State at the state's Command of the National Drug Law Enforceme…

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There Are No Killer Anti-Malaria Drugs In Nigeria - NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that there are …

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