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Nigerian in Sweden Builds Eye Centre, Provides Water

A Sweden-based businessman, Chief Daniel Ogbonnaya has built an eye treatment centre and donated f…

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FMC Owerri Savours Return of Peace

Patients and stakeholders at the Federal Medical Centre Owerri have commended the Interim Medical …

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Health Boost for Newborns in Enugu

The Minister for Health, Prof. Isaac Adewale has re-affirmed the commitment of the Federal Governm…

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Nidus Aquilae to Offer Secondary and Tertiary Healthcare

A Lagos based hospital, Nidus Aquilae and its proprietor, The Fountain of Life Church, are set to …

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FG to Extend Health Insurance Coverage to NYSC, Prison Inmates, Retirees

The federal government has said that plans were underway to extend health insurance policy to cove…

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Health Minister Inspects Medical Warehouse

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has appreciated the support of Global Fund and United…

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Nigeria, ECOWAS Prioritise Health Security

The West African coastline stretching from Calabar, Lagos, Lome, Cotonou, Accra, Dakar to Abidjan …

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Ugwuanyi Recruits Staff for Abandoned Children’s Home

Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi yesterday approved some basic needs of the inmates of an aba…

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Will Malnutrition be Permanent in Nigeria?

Last week, reports of cases of malnourished children at the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, ca…

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'Cancer is Preventable’

Cancer prevention is the holy grail of medical research. Students in medical school dream of findi…

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Pharmacists Urge Govt to Meet Demands of Striking Health Workers

Pharmacists under the raegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have appealed to the F…

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UNN Honours Professors of Medicine

The University of Nigeria I Nsukka (UNN) has hon-oured five emeritus Professors of medicine for th…

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NIMR Probes Rise in Sudden Deaths

• Tracks AIDS drug resistance, efficacy of malaria medicines • Identifies area in Nige…

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PSN Charges Pharmacists in Americas on Teamwork

Nigerian pharmacists have charged their colleagues in diaspora on delivering healthcare through mu…

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Road Map to Universal Health Coverage, by Obembe

• Nigeria should be demarcated into 17,000 blocks to achieve UHC   To achieve univer…

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Why 56m Nigerians Suffer Tooth Sensitivity

• GSK calls for improved practice in dental profession, organises business seminar, pledges r…

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UNICAL Staff, Students Tackle Health Centre

The University of Calabar (UNICAL) Health Centre is the first port of call for indisposed staff an…

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Dr Ejitu Isong: Nigerian Optometric Association 2016 Election Would Still Hold at Portharcourt AGM

The Chairperson of the NOA electoral Committee wishes to inform members of the Nigerian Optometric…

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Does CT Scan Increase Cancer Risk?

• Experts believe risks are greatly outweighed by their benefits   Need for greater …

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Causes, Prevention and Treatment of Female Infertility

Female-infertilityFemale infertility is the inability of a wife to get pregnant after one year of …

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