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World Mental Health Day: Mental Health Expert Urges Govt to Decriminalize Suicide

As the world marks World Mental Health Day, a mental health expert and the founder of the Mental Hea…

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Ekiti Begins Free Breast, Cervical Cancer Treatment

Ekiti State Government, yesterday, flagged-off a five-day free breast and cervical cancer awareness …

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‘Africa Short of 5.3m Health Professionals, World Needs 10 Million More Workers’

Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health workers at work in a dedicated hospital wardImmediate …

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Egypt Achieves Target Needed to Eliminate Hepatitis C

Egypt has become the first country to achieve the ‘gold tier’ status on the path of eliminating hepa…

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Yobe Records 117 Diphtheria Deaths, 1,796 Suspected Cases

The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, on Monday, confirmed that 117 children died foll…

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Japa: FG Okays Contract Jobs for Retired Doctors

The Federal Government has approved the appointment of doctors, nurses, and other clinical healthcar…

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NCDC Registers 1,968 Lassa Fever Cases in 28 States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infect…

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Stakeholders Offer Solutions to Shortage of Healthcare Professionals

To effectively address underemployment and shortage of healthcare professionals in Nigeria, stakehol…

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COVID Vaccine Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the…

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WHO Recommends New Malaria Vaccine

The World Health Organisation has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of mal…

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NCDC Confirms 1,068 Lassa Fever Cases, 181 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said it recorded 1,068 Lassa fever cases acros…

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How Economic Policies Affect Rising Heart Diseases, by Cardiologist

Calls for intervention in public, private health sectorA consultant Cardiologist with the University…

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400 Receive Free HBP Medication, Monitors at Foundation’s Anniversary

Nearly 400 persons have received free screening, medication, and blood pressure monitors at the High…

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AAU Students Achieve 100 per cent Pass in Midwifery Professional Exam

The Management of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, says its Nursing students returned a 100 pe…

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Nigeria@63: NMA Laments Ailing Health Sector

The Chairman of Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, Benjamin Oluwatosin, has la…

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Medical Officers Commit to Improving Primary Healthcare Delivery in Lagos

The Association of Medical Officers of Health (AMOH) Lagos State Chapter is set to take proactive st…

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UNICEF Worries Over Diphtheria Spread, Urges Urgent Vaccination

Amid the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, the United Nations Children’s Fun…

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Kogi Doctors Suspend Strike

Doctors in Kogi State have suspended the strike embarked upon two days ago to protest the kidnapping…

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Agency Educates State Hospitals on Procurement Law

The Lagos State Public Procurement Agency has held a roundtable discussion with stakeholders in the …

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Veterinary Doctors Advocate Vaccination Against Rabies

The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association has urged pet owners to keep their pets within their pre…

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