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15,000 Doctors Dump Nigeria for Overseas

* 500 take exams to relocate in 2017 * 700 doctors leave every year –NMA * Stakeholders …

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Why Health Ministry Can’t Get 15% of Budget –Senate

The Senate has explained why the Federal Ministry of Health cannot get 15 per cent of the total bu…

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Health Insurance Crisis: HMOs Drag NHIS to Court

The Health and Managed Care Association of Nigeria has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abu…

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Anambra Celebrates 10 Years Polio Free Status

The Anambra state government has announced plans to celebrate 10 years of polio free status, just …

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Dala Orthopedic Health Workers Threaten Industrial Action Over Deduction of Salaries

Health workers at Dala orthopedic hospital Kano have threatened to commence a warning strike begin…

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WHO Approves 2 Hospitals for Disease Watch

The World Health Organisation has designated two teaching hospitals as sentinel sites for surveill…

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Minister Tasks Hospitals on Records

Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said all healthcare facilities in the country shou…

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Minister Tasks Hospitals on Records

Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire said all healthcare facilities in the country shou…

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WHO Deploys 190 Personnel to Fight Meningitis in Sokoto

The World Health Organisation said it had deployed 190 Polio Eradication Initiative officers to So…

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Make your health status public, douse tension, NMA tells President

Amidst growing concerns on the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari, the President’s …

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FG Approves UITH Ilorin, UNTH Enugu as Sites for Surveillance of Rotavirus Diarrhea Disease and Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis

The Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with World Health organization has recognized t…

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Be Patient, We Shall Meet Your Demand Soonest, Osun Tells Protesting Members of NMA

The government of Osun on Thursday appealed to Resident Doctors in the state to be calm and exerci…

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300 Nigerians Benefit from UNTH Heart Surgery Programme

About 300 patients from various parts of the country have benefited from the University of Nigeria…

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Dr. Odili Presents Documents for 1st Proposed Private Medical University

The first Private University of Medical Sciences in Nigeria with the proposed name PAMO University…

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WHO to begin pilot prequalification of biosimilars for cancer treatment

This year WHO will launch a pilot project for prequalifying biosimilar medicines, a step towards m…

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Doctors Strike, a Betrayal of Agreement ―Gov Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has described the indefinite strike embarked by the state chapter of…

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‘June Deadline Feasible for Dismantling Open Drug Markets’

What has become of the Federal Task on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs?   Federal Task on Fake…

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Osinbajo Urges Better Equipment for Hospitals

…as Breast & Gynaecological Centre debuts in Lagos   As part of activities to …

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Reps Raise Alarm Over HIV Prevalence at IDPs Camps

The House of Representatives yesterday raised alarm over the prevalent rate of HIV/AIDS at some In…

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Delta to Adopt Primary Health Care Under One Roof

Chairman, Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency, DSPHCDA, Dr Richard Kofi, has restat…

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