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Tobacco use costs world six million lives – Report

Smoking kills about six million people a year, and costs the world more than $1tn a year in health…

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Philippines’ Duterte orders free contraceptives for six million women

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to provide free contraceptive…

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FG to adopt new financing model to strengthen health system

The Federal Government is to adopt a new financing model as part of efforts to strengthen the nati…

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Egypt increases prices of some medicines after currency plunge

Egypt will raise prices for a number of medicines after months of negotiations with pharmaceutical…

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Family planning prevents 1.6 million pregnancies in Nigeria

An NGO, Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health (PACFAH), says that increased access t…

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President Buhari Flags Off PHC Kuchigoro

President Muhammadu Buhari has flagged off the primary healthcare centre kuchigoro as a model for …

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RRBN Issues Deadline for Submission of Additional Qualifications, Specialization and Disciplines

The Radiographers registration board of Nigeria has urged Radiographers to submit all their Additi…

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Resident Doctors Seek Reinstatement of Sacked Colleagues

The National Association of Resident Doctors has listed the immediate  reinstatement of its m…

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FG to Borrow $40m for Health Services

• Votes $20m for reproductive issues in N’East • Begins measles campaign today …

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Resident Doctors Say LASUTH Faces Shortage of Doctors

Dr Adeola Badmus, Chairman, Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos State University Teaching Hospi…

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NAFDAC Seals Over 200 Bakeries In 2016 In Kwara

The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said that it sealed over 20…

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West African College of Surgeons Extends Closing date for April 2017 Primary, DA, Parts 1 & 2 Fellowship Exams Applications

We hereby inform all candidates that are to sit for the APRIL 2017 PRY, DA, PARTS I AND II (FINAL)…

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2017 Training Schedule for Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS, Basic Life Support BLS, First Aid, CPR and AED Course

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

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WHO Begins Vaccination of 4.7m Children in North-East

The World Health Organisation, WHO, today began a mass vaccination as part of the campaign to prot…

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Scientists Near Cure for Blindness

Scientists plan to carry out clinical trials in humans with worsening vision, following ‘exc…

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Hospital Builds New Unit to Operate on ‘500kg’ Egyptian Woman

An Indian hospital is building a special facility so that an Egyptian woman, believed to be the wo…

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MDCN Boss Completes Meritorious Service

The immediate past registrar and chief executive officer of the Medical and Dental Council of Nige…

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PSN Announces Made Easy 2017 Registration Procedure

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has called on pharmacists and pharmaceutical companies…

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Nursing Internship Set To Begin As The NMCN Writes To All Universities

The much awaited Internship for graduate nurses is set to begin January 2017 according to a circul…

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Doctors in UniAbuja Hospital Protest Non-Implementation of 2014 Health Act

The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital branch of the National Association of Resident Doctors (…

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