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2016 Immunization Budget Transparency Scorecard Released

About the Scorecard In accordance with the medium term expenditure framework 2014 - 2016 and the 2…

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FG Urged To Include Cancer On Health Insurance Scheme

A non-governmental organisation, Stand Up To Cancer Naija, has urged the federal government to inc…

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Symptoms, Causes of Vaginal Yeast Infection — and How to Treat it

Vaginal yeast infection is a female health condition caused by a fungus that breeds in t…

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NMA Lauds Okowa On National Health Act, 2014

It was commendation galore for the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, during the activities mark…

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Nigeria to Establish 3 Hospitals to End Obstetric Fistula

The Nigerian Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said that the Federal Government woul…

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Nigerians Abandon Private Hospitals For Public Health Centres

  The harsh economic recession in the country has forced many people to withdraw from atten…

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Medical Doctors Raise Alarm over Increasing Patronage of Quacks

Medical doctors in Cross River State Chapter has raised alarm over the increase in patronage of qu…

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Medical Consultants urge FG to Restore Peace

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, on Friday urged the Federal Government …

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How Medical Council Busted Fake Doctor In Ekiti

A hospital reportedly being run by a fake doctor has been shut down in Ado Ekiti after the Medical…

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Drinking Coffee may Prevent Age-related Blindness

Lots of people are gradually losing their sight from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the m…

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The Struggle for Health in Nigeria

I must start by posting a disclaimer that the above title is from a book by comrade David Sanders,…

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Malaria Ravages Nigerian States

Malaria fever is ravaging states across the country as hospitals and health centres are being over…

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Breast Cancer Second Leading Cause of Death in women — Gynaecologist

DR Chinyere Akpanika, a Gynaecologist at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), says …

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Immunisation: WAVA Commends House of Reps' Support for Adequate Funding

A coalition of women-focused and women-led organizations advocating for sustainable immunization f…

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Garden Egg is Medicinal, Says Nutritionist

A nutritionist, Mrs Victoria Deghe has said that garden egg is a nutritional fruit with many healt…

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Medical, Dental Consultants ask FMC Workers to Resume Work

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)  has appealed to staff of t…

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NMA Decries dearth of Medical Personnel in Ogun

  The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Ogun State chapter, has decried the dearth of medi…

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Nurses Express Concern over Shortage of Manpower in Public Health Sector

Members of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) have expressed concern…

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We Need Stringent laws to halt fake Drugs in Nigeria —Orhii, ex NAFDAC Boss

  FORMER Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NA…

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NMA to Provide Free Healthcare Services to 17, 000 IDPs in Borno

THE Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Sunday, said it has inaugurated an outreach to provide …

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