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Lagos Postpones HPV Vaccine Campaign

Lagos State Government has said it will announce a new date for the introduction of the Human Papill…

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Kogi Doctors Protest as Gunmen Kidnap Colleague

Practising medical doctors on Tuesday took to the streets of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital to prote…

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PIC Shuts Down Over 100 Medicine Stores Operating illegally in Kogi

The Pharmaceutical Inspectorate Committee (PIC) has shut down over 100 medicine stores in Kogi State…

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Japa: NARD cries out as young doctors leave Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUT…

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Diphtheria Spreads to 18 States as FG Confirms 7,202 Cases, 453 Deaths

The Federal Government on Monday, confirmed 7,202 cases of diphtheria out of the 11,587 suspected ca…

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NMCN Inducts 120 Enugu College Graduands As Registered Dental Nurses

In a remarkable celebration of academic achievement and commitment to quality healthcare, the Federa…

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UBTH Holds Healthcare Workshop

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital has hosted its first Advanced Urology Laparoscopy Workshop…

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NAFDAC Seals 8 Bakeries, 7 Sachet Water Factories

NAFDAC has shut eight bakeries and seven sachet water factories in Bauchi State for failing to meet …

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Diphtheria Claims 10 Lives in Jigawa

Outbreak of Diphtheria has claimed 10 lives, mostly children, as 91 cases were reported from 14 loca…

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Exam Results: UK Nursing Council Raises Concern Over Widespread Fraud in Ibadan Centre

The Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom said there is evidence of widespread fraud a…

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Bauchi Govt To Commence New Salary Structure For Doctors

Bauchi State government will soon commence the payment of new salary structure and other remuneratio…

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Declare State of Emergency on Indigenous Medicine, Pharmacists Tell Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has been urged by stakeholders in the pharmaceutical sector to extend the Stat…

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Ebonyi Doctor Sweeps Three National Postgraduate Examination Awards

Sunday Isaac Nwigboji, a medical doctor from Ebonyi state, has made his mark by winning three nation…

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FG Shifts Cervical Cancer Vaccination for Girls

The Federal Government has postponed the introduction of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine earlier sc…

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US Surgeons Perform Second Historic Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant

Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, United States have performed a second success…

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Prioritise Patients’ Safety, HEFAMAA Tells Health Workers

The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency in Lagos State has advised health workers to…

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LUTH Denies Late Doctor Worked 72-hour Call Duty

The management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has denied allegations that one…

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WHO’s Maiden Report on HBP Unveils Devastating Impact, Prevention

World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its first-ever report on the devastating impact of high…

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Nurses Decry Insecurity in Kaduna Hospitals

The Chairman, National Association of Nurses and Midwives, Kaduna State chapter, Ishaku Yakubu, has …

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NCDC Confirms 2,860 Cholera Cases, 84 Deaths in Eight Months

A total of 84 deaths have been recorded from cholera, while 2,860 people are suspected to have been …

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