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How to Reduce Sickle Cell Patients, By Hospital

The Federal Medical Centre in Ebute-Meta, Lagos, has called on those yet to know their genotype to…

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Kogi Doctors Suspend 18-Day-Old Strike

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, in Kogi has suspended its 18-day old strike to enable gover…

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WHO Africa Hosts Inaugural Africa Health Forum in Rwanda

The World Health Organsation (WHO’s) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), is convening a meeti…

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FG Electrifies 37 Varsities, Seven Hospitals with Off-Grid Power

The Federal Government on Thursday announced that it had commenced the electrification of 37 feder…

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National Assembly ‘Blocks’ Statutory Health Funds Over Fraud Scare

The National Assembly has said it would not set aside one percent of consolidated revenue for the …

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Demotion, Promotion Allegation Rocks Ministry Of Health

There is a brewing tension at the federal ministry of Health following an alleged disregard of Pub…

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Healthcare: FG, WHO Make Case For Patients’ Protection

The federal governnent has called on healthcare managers to rise to the occasion of protecting the…

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FG to Engage 200,000 Community Health Workers Nationwide

The Federal Government has announced plans to engage 200,000 community health extension workers na…

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Sheep Gives Birth to Half-human Half-beast

Villagers have been living in fear since a sheep gave birth to this creature that was said by elde…

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HMOs Paid N60bn Admin Fee – Usman

Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Professor Yusuf Usman, said, yester…

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STUDY: Weekly Romp Could Help Ageing Minds

The benefits of doing crossword puzzles or learning languages have long been touted to stave off m…

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Abia Defends Redeployment of Poly Medical Staff to Hospitals

The Abia state Commissioner of Health, Dr. John Ahukanna has defended the recent redeployment of t…

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Minister Charges Supply Chain Experts on Innovation

Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has called on the health supply chain experts in the count…

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Customs: Deadly Expired Rice in Circulation

The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service yesterday said there has been an influx o…

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UBTH Honours Imasuangbon, Onolomemen, Others

The management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has honoured a former governors…

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Board Seeks Training of Health Record Professionals

The Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria (HRORN) has called for the training of h…

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NHIS Approves 223 Facilities for Kano Contributory Healthcare Scheme

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has recommended 223 health facilities for the take-off…

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Ashiru, IVF Pioneer Bags Discovery In Science Award

Pionner of the IVF fertility treatment programme in Nigeria, Professor Oladapo Ashiru (OFR) was re…

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Mbaise USA Takes Free Health to Rural Communities

Scores of the sick in Aboh, Ahiazu and Ezinihitte local council areas of Imo State, have benefited…

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Fake Doctor Arrested for Sucking Patients’ Manhoods

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a 50-year-old fake doctor, Umaru Usman,…

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