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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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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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