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We Want To Train Quality Nurses, Doctors For N’East, Others — AUN President

Dr DeWayne Frazier is the new President of American University of Nigeria (AUN). In this interview, …

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UK Doctors to Stage Biggest Walkout-ever Today

Hospital doctors in England will on Thursday (today) stage the biggest walkout in the history of the…

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Avoid Carbide-ripened Fruits, NAFDAC Warns

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Mojis…

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Borno Begins Yellow Fever Vaccination July 12

The Borno State Government is set to commence an integrated Yellow fever preventive mass vaccination…

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Health Workers Demand Salary Structure Adjustment

The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals has called on the Federal Government to implement …

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BOF Decries FG's N6bn Debt to Local Drug Manufacturers

Board of Fellows of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (BOF PSN) has decried inability of Federal…

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67m Children Missed Immunisation During COVID-19 Pandemic — UNICEF Report

The UN Children’s Fund says 67 million children globally missed out entirely or partially on routine…

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NMA Donates Foodstuffs, Others to Special Students

The Edo State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association made donations of food items, toiletries, …

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Doctors Give FG July 19 to Meet Demands

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has said it will embark on an indefinite strike if the …

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Community Pharmacists Advocate Ethical Drug Distribution

The Association of Community Pharmacists in Nigeria has expressed concern over the state of drug dis…

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Fuel subsidy: Doctors Want 550 per cent Salary Increase, Threaten Strike July 19

Doctors under the aegis of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have reviewed their deman…

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Nigeria Records 798 Diphtheria Cases, 80 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 798 diphtheria cases in eight sta…

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FG to Reduce Importation of Drugs from 60% to 40%

The Federal Government said it will reduce the importation of drugs in the country from 60 to 40 per…

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Brain Drain: FG Moves to Attract Nigerian Health Workers Abroad

The Federal Government said it is making efforts to ensure that healthcare workers who have left the…

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12 African Countries Receive First-ever Malaria Vaccine

Twelve countries across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first…

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Resident Doctors Issue FG two-week Ultimatum Over Pending Agreements

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Governme…

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189,310 Children Lack access to Immunisation in S’West – NPHCDA

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has disclosed that a total of 189,310 children i…

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Nasarawa Govt Appeals to Striking Doctors

The Nasarawa State Government has appealed to members of the Nigeria Medical Association in the stat…

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OAU Medical Students Offer Free Health Services to Ikire Residents

The Ifumsa Health Awareness Club, an organ of the Obafemi Awolowo University Medical Student Associa…

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FG Plans to Replace Health Workers on Japa Train

The Federal Government said  efforts were on to shore up the workforce in the nation’s health care s…

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