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WORLD CANCER DAY: FG TO EXPLORE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR CANCER CARE

The Federal Government is exploring a unique approach to cancer care through health insurance covera…

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DIGITISATION'S FUTURE OF QUALITATIVE HEALTHCARE IN NIGERIA - DR IZIAQ SALAKO

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako has urged public heal…

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WORLD CANCER DAY: NIGERIA TO GET 3 CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS IN 2 MONTH - MINISTER

The Minister of State, Health and Social welfare, Prof Iziaq Adekunle Salako says the federal govern…

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FCTA SHUTS CLINIC IN KUJE, OWNER ARRESTED

An unregistered clinic, Dada’s Clinic & Maternity, operating in Kapwa, Gaube community in Kuje Area …

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EXPERTS BRAINSTORM ON RESEARCH, LUNG CANCER DEATHS IN AFRICA

The 2025 Pan-Africa Conference on Lung Cancer has kicked off in Accra, Ghana with global experts cal…

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FEC APPROVES $1.07BN FOR HEALTH SECTOR REFORM, HIV

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has set up a multi-ministerial committee to develop a transition…

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FIRST LADY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO ERADICATE HIV, SYPHILIS, HEPATITIS

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the Free to Shine campaign, an initiative…

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CALABAR HOSPITAL CMD AWAITS PROBE AS GROUP ALLEGES AGE, RECORD FALSIFICATION

An anti-corruption group, the Advocates Against Corruption in Public Service in Nigeria, has called …

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NCDC TIGHTENS AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE AS UGANDA BATTLES EBOLA

Following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Dise…

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ACOMIN ADVOCATES MORE PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING FOR HEALTH SECTOR

The Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunization and Nutrition (ACOMIN) has pleaded with governmen…

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UNILAG CHAPTER PLANS PROTEST AS SOUTH WEST MDCAN BEGINS STRIKE TODAY

The University of Lagos chapter of the South-West zone of the Medical and Dental Consultants Associa…

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RADIOGRAPHERS' BOARD SEEKS INCREASED ALLOCATION TO COMBAT QUACKERY

The Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) has urged the Federal Ministry of Health to i…

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THE SHIFT IN HEALTH DIPLOMACY AND ITS IMPACT ON GLOBAL HEALTH

For decades, the United States has been among the largest donors of international health assistance,…

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UNAIDS COMMENDS US NEW WAIVER ALLOWING PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV TREATMENT

The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has approved an “Emergency Humanitarian Waiver” t…

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CASES OF BRAIN DISORDER AMONG NIGERIANS MAY TRIPLE BY 2030, NEUROLOGIST WARNS

A consultant Neurologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Dr Temitope Farombi, has …

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STUDY PROFFERS SOLUTION TO NEANATAL MORTALITY IN NIGERIA

A Study has revealed that Nigeria’s high neonatal mortality rate could be significantly reduced by s…

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FG COMMITS TO MALARIA ELIMINATION, OTHER HEALTH CONCERNS

The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to eliminating malaria and other health concerns…

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STAKEHOLDERS URGE ACTION TO TACKLE MEASLES RUBELLA BURDEN

Stakeholders in the health sector have called for collective action to tackle the country’s high mea…

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NIMR SEEKS INCREASED FUNDING TO BOOST MEDICAL RESEARCH

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has called for increased government funding to sup…

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TINUBU'S WIFE TO DISTRIBUTE 60,000 KITS TO MIDWIVES

Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) will soon distribute 6…

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