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Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) Weekly Epidemiological Report

Main Highlight of the week Risk Communication: Understanding its role in outbreak response  …

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WHO updates Essential Medicines List with new advice on use of antibiotics

New advice on which antibiotics to use for common infections and which to preserve for the most se…

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NMA mourns our Global Health Ambassador - Prof Babatunde Osotimehin

Prof. Babatunde Osotomehin FAS, OON (1949-2017): The passage the Global Health Ambassador- a monum…

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Study: 1 in 3 Patients Starts HIV Treatment Late in 10 Countries

A large team of international researchers has found 30 percent of HIV positive individuals in near…

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#JOHESU BSUTH Chapter Congress States Its Demands Following Strike Action

The Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Health Care Professionals after the start of th…

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Local Government Commits N3m on Drugs ―Chairman

Wushishi Local Government Council in Niger on Monday said it spent N3 million to purchase assorted…

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‘What Worsens Heart Diseases Among Africans’

The Chief Medical Director of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Dr Chris C. A…

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‘Deploy Sign Language Interpreters in Public Hospitals’

Ipas Nigeria, an international nongovernmental organization has called for  the deployment of…

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Cholera Outbreak Claims Over 12 in Kwara

Twelve people have reportedly died from cholera within Ilorin metropolis.   Daily Trust f…

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How to Manage Hypertension in Children

Hypertension is often thought the disease of adults particularly the elderly, but experts have rev…

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Doctor Sues Bank Over Fake Currency

A medical doctor has taken one of the new generation banks to court over an alleged issuance of fa…

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Tobacco kills 7m, Costs Govts $1.4trn Annually

The World Health Organisation, WHO, says  7 million people die of tobacco use annually even a…

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Adewole Reads Riot Act on Tobacco Control

Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole  has called  for the immediate implementation an…

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Pharmaceutical Companies Canvass Effective Drug Import Policy

Nigeria’s pharmaceutical companies want policy consistency and clarity as well as a new stra…

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#JOHESU: Benue State University Teaching Hospital Resume Indefinite Strike

You would recall that the Benue State University Hospital Markurdi Chapter union embarked on an in…

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Breaking: Nigerian Ex-minister of Health, Head of UNFPA Babatunde Osotimehin is dea

Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, UN Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN Population…

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University of Lagos 7th Inaugural Lecture

The University of Lagos hereby announces its Seventh (7th) Inaugural Lecture for the 2016/2017 aca…

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Pharma Coys Canvass Effective Drug Import Policy

Nigeria's pharmaceutical companies want policy consistency and clarity as well as a new strate…

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Yobe Backs NAFDAC Against Fake Drugs

The fight against circulation of fake and substandard drugs and other regulated products received …

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Yobe Teaching Hospital will Curb Medical Tourism – Health Commissioner

The Yobe State University Teaching Hospital is equipped to make it unnecessary for Yobe people to …

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