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Nurses Want Increased Immunisation Funding

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), have urged the Federal Government…

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Kaduna’s Pre-marital Medical Test Law

The law recently passed by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to make medical examination mandator…

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Patients Stranded as Orthopedic Hospital Enugu Strike Enters Day 5

Patients  at  the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu have been left untreated as the in…

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National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Donates Meningitis Drugs To Katsina State

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has donated drugs and other medica…

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Nigerian Pilot Tests Positive For Marijuana In Random Drug Test

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that a pilot employed by a domestic air…

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Minister of Health Tasks Heads Of Tertiary Hospitals

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has directed heads of federal government tertiary hosp…

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WHO Approves UNTH, UITH for Meningitis, Diarrhoea Lab Testing

As part of efforts to control the spread of meningitis and diarrhoea in the country, the Federal G…

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NMA Decries Elite Over Continuous Medical Attention Abroad

* Cleric seeks psychiatric hospitals for looters The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has decri…

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Govt Urged to Enact Policy on Antibiotics

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Federal Capital Territory (FC…

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FG Inaugurates Boards of Tertiary Health Institutions

The Federal Ministry of Health has inaugurated governing council and boards of tertiary health ins…

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Minister Inspects Renovated Solar Powered PHC

The Honourable Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has called on state governments to match th…

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NAFDAC Warns Against Sale of Unregistered Drugs

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Akwa Ibom State has a…

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WHO Urges Polio Vaccine Dose Cut Amid Global Shortage

Faced with a shortage of polio vaccine, the World Health Organization urged countries Friday to re…

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Report: On Nigerias Response To Meningitis

The outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM serotype C) has recorded a fatality that is unpreced…

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Doctors Appeal To Aregbesola On Adequate Funding Of Health Sector In Osun State

Medical doctors in Osun State have appealed to the state governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, to fund the…

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Medical Doctor Kidnapped in Delta

A medical practitioner, Dr Felix Ukpeteru with the Ughelli Central Hospital, was on Friday reporte…

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Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Calls On The Federal Government To Shelve Planned Harmonisation Of Salaries Of Health Workers

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government to shelve its planned …

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Upcoming Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS and Basic Life Support Course for Healthcare Providers

The American safety and health institute (ASHI) and the American Heart Association's (AHA) Bas…

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NAFDAC Decries Influx Of Fake Drugs Into Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom State Coordinator, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Mr…

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Why Nigeria Cannot Meet Its Vaccine Needs

Today marks the end of the World Immunisation Week. The main goal of the campaign is to raise awar…

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