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Medical, Dental Consultants Decry Kidnapping of Cross River Doctors

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria has decried the increasing rate of kidnapp…

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Nigerian Doctors Moving to Sierra Leone, Gambia, CMDs Lament

Chairman of the Committee of Chief Medical Directors/Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals…

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How Traditional Medicine Can Fund Nigeria’s Yearly Budget

As stakeholders commemorate the African Traditional Medicine Day (ATMD), today, experts have said th…

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NAFDAC Disclaims AAU’s Herbal Medicine for Diabetes

Ahead of African Traditional Medicine Day (ATMD) celebrated today (August 31), the National Agency f…

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Nigeria Committed to Tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases, Says Pate

The Coordinator Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, on Wednesday, said the Federa…

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African Countries Paying Nigerian Doctors Three Times Higher – CMDs

The Chairman of the Committee of Chief Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals, Prof Emem Ba…

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Kaduna Govt Pledges to Improve Five Healthcare Areas

Kaduna State Government has pledged to focus on five healthcare areas to provide an adequate health …

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Health Ministry Backs 20% Sugar Tax

The Federal Ministry of Health has expressed commitment to increase the tax on Sugar-Sweetened Bever…

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NAFDAC Dismisses Approval of ‘Glucozil’ Herbal Medicine for Diabetes Treatment

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has refuted the claim that it grant…

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Lagos Introduces HPV Vaccine into Routine Immunisation Schedule

As one of the phase 1 states bringing HPV vaccine to Routine immunization in Nigeria, the Lagos Sta…

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Cervical cancer: FG introduces HPV vaccine September 25

The federal government has said it would introduce Human Papilloma Virus, HPV, on September 25,this …

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Cross River NMA Ends Strike, Grants Government 14 Days to Secure Member’s Rescue

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Cross River chapter, has suspended its strike embarked upon o…

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Cervical Cancer Vaccine Will Avert 71,000 Deaths in Nigeria, Says WHO

Technical Officer, World Health Organisation (WHO), for Human Papillomavirus (NPV) in Bauchi State, …

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Doka Promises To Complete Traditional Medicine Practitioners’ Mapping

President of National Association of Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP), Dr. Peter Doka, ha…

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Latter-Day Saints Donates Blood to Health Centre, Cleans Premises

As part of efforts to improve people’s wellbeing, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da…

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Benue NMA Embarks on Strike Over Doctor’s Abduction

The Benue State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association on Friday announced that it had embarked…

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Call Stakeholders Meeting, JOHESU Tells Health Minister

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Pate, has been asked to initi…

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Resident Doctors Meet Over FG’s Failed Promises

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors said the Federal Government had yet to meet all its min…

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Center Laments Surge in Pediatric HIV

Advocates use of Artificial intelligence to close gap in Pediatric HIV case findingThe Centre for In…

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COVID-19 Still Circulating In Nigeria, Tomori Warns

Foremost virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, yesterday, warned that COVID-19 is still circulating in N…

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