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Diphtheria Claims Lives of 122 Children in Seven Months – UNICEF

Diphtheria has claimed the lives of 122 children in Nigeria as at July 2023, UNICEF’s Communications…

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NMA Declares Strike in 3 Lagos Hospitals over Colleague's Death

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, on Wednesday, directed doctors in g…

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NHI Is Already Sending South African Doctors and Nurses Out The Door

South African healthcare workers are weighing their options amid anxiety and uncertainty surrounding…

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Salary Adjustment for Nurses Confirmed

Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Doctor James Fong has confirmed the commencement of the long-awa…

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Foreign-Trained Doctors’ Mass Failure Worsens Nigeria’s Manpower Crisis

The continued increase in the number of foreign-trained medical and dental graduates who fail the Me…

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NMA sets for public rally to draw attention to kidnapped colleague in Calabar

Medical personnel, especially doctors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in …

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Kano Hospitals Mgt Board Sacks Three CMDS, Suspends Doctors, Nurses

The Executive Secretary of the Kano State Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Mansur Nagoda, has approve…

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WHO Votes 1,800 Diphtheria Vaccine for Nigeria August

The World Health Organisation, on Monday, said plans were underway to deliver 1,800 vials of diphthe…

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Over 23,000 Nasarawa Residents Battling Hepatitis – Ministry

The Nasarawa State Government has said that no fewer than 23,224 residents of the state have tested …

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Brain Drain: How Dearth of Health Workers Affects Healthcare Delivery in Katsina

Katsina State is among the worst hit by the problem of insecurity, particularly banditry, which has …

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2,455 Cases of Diphtheria, 83 Deaths Recorded in 14 Months

About 2,455 suspected cases of diphtheria and 83 deaths have been reported in 26 states from May 202…

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WHO votes 1,800 diphtheria vaccine for Nigeria August

The World Health Organisation, on Monday, said plans were underway to deliver 1,800 vials of diphthe…

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Over 23,000 Nasarawa Residents Battling Hepatitis – Ministry

The Nasarawa State Government has said that no fewer than 23,224 residents of the state have tested …

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Resident Doctors Vow to Sustain Strike Until FG Meets Demands

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), yesterday, vowed to continue its ongoing nation…

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Kano Begins Contact Tracing as Diphtheria Spreads to 31 LGs

The Kano State Government, on Sunday, said it had activated contact tracing as the diphtheria outbre…

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NUC Approves Pharmacy, Nursing, Laboratory Science Courses at Benue Varsity

The National Universities Commission, NUC, has granted approval to the Federal University of Health …

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Resident Doctors Reject FG’s 25 Percent Salary Increase

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the Federal Government’s 25 per cen…

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NCDC Pledges Support as Meningitis Kills 183

Nigeria has reported a total of 287 confirmed cases out of 2,707 suspected cases of meningitis, incl…

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Health Workers to Join NLC Strike

Healthcare workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions and the National Association of…

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NMA Demands MoU as FG Okays N25,000 doctors Allowance

The Federal Government, on Thursday, approved the payment of N25,000 of peculiar allowance for medic…

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