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Malaria Killed 429000, Infected 212 Million in 2015, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday said malaria killed 429,000 and infected 212 million…

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UN Partners StarTimes on AIDS Eradication

StarTimes and the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) are working together to sustain en…

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Fistula “Still High, Unacceptable”, Says Minister

Health minister Isaac Adewole says prevalence of obstetric fistula, despite a declining trend, is …

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Patients Shun Govt Hospital over Dilapidated Structures

The Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Dambam Local Government Council of Bauchi, Mr Mohammed Jauro, s…

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NGOs Partner Assembly on Amendment to PHC Law

A coalition of non-governmental organisations in Nasarawa State has partnered with the state House…

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Dementia: Caring for Patients Suffering ‘old People’s Disease’

Old age is associated with unwanted things such as body pains inability to sleep and low vision. S…

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Lagos Midwives Protest Non-payment of 11-Month Salaries

Many medical workers in Lagos are angry. The aggrieved workers, who claimed they were engaged by t…

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Eating Undercooked Chicken could Cause Paralysis – Research

Researchers have alerted the public that undercooked chicken could trigger a potentially fatal neu…

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HMCAN to Write N’Assembly on Health Insurance Crisis

The Health and Managed Care Association of Nigeria,  on Tuesday,  said it would write th…

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Boko Haram: UMTH Employs 100 Doctors to Boost Healthcare Services

The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, UMTH, has employed 100 medical doctors to boost man…

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Kaduna Test Runs Child Spacing Injection in LGs

Kaduna State Government has expressed satisfaction over the progress been recorded in child spacin…

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International Council of Nurses Launches New Vision

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) today announced the launch of its new vision. Concise an…

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Possible Rise in Psychiatric and Hypertensive Cases as MMM Freezes Nigerian Participants Accounts - Psychiatrist

A renowned psychiatric with the federal neuropsychiatric hospital has warned of a possible rise in…

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Healthy Diet may mean Longer life for Kidney Patients

A healthy diet may help people with kidney disease live longer, researchers report.   The…

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How Plastics Cause Autism, Diabetes, Cancer, Birth Defects

Recent studies have associated the rise in autism diabetes, cancer and birth defects to increase i…

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Help Stop Quacks, LASG tells NMA

The Lagos State Government has called on members of the Nigerian Medical Association and other reg…

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WHO: Malaria Control Improves for Vulnerable in Africa, but Global Progress Off-track

WHO’s World Malaria Report 2016 reveals that children and pregnant women in sub-Sa…

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Uyo Collapsed Building: FG Medical Experts Arrive Akwa Ibom

The Federal Government has sent a 10 member team of experts who are majored in neuro surgeon to Ak…

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6 States Benefit From $15.5m Family Planning Aid

Six states of the federation have benefitted from over $15 million provided by the United States A…

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Stakeholders Urge Govts to Allocate 15% Budget to Health Sector

Stakeholders in health sector on Monday urged all tiers of government to allocate 15 per cent of a…

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