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Arik Air Takes Conjoined Twins to U.S. for Surgery

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and in order for conjoined twins, Miracle and…

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NHEA Boosts Health Sector with Awards, Wants Rivalry to Accelerate Development

If Nigeria’s healthcare system is to develop, stimulating healthy rivalry among health pract…

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Endometriosis: Between Medical Experts And Scientific Understanding

"Endometriosis poses a danger in making the women’s world to go on extinction if the me…

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New Checklist to Make Health Estimates More Transparent, Accurate and Reliable

American author Mark Twain was fond of saying that there are 3 kinds of lies: lies, damned lies an…

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New Doubts On Zika As Cause Of Microcephaly

  Brazil's microcephaly epidemic continues to pose a mystery -- if Zika is the culprit,…

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2016 Budget Failed Transparency, Participation – Scorecard

A civil society group Evidence for Action, E4A, has called on Nigeria government to make health bu…

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IMAN to Establish Hospital, School in Bauchi

Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria, IMAN, Bauchi State chapter, will establish a hospital and …

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Dickson Meets Bayelsa NMA to Avert Doctors’ Strike

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has met with officials of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in…

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FG Expresses Concern Over HIV/AIDS Transmission

The Federal Government has raised the alarm that “health, security, transport, HIV/AIDS rema…

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LASUTH Doctors Perform 10 Successful Implant Surgeries

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, has successfully conducted 10 cochlear impla…

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Joint Health Sector Unions & Assembly Of Health Care Professionals Communique

All JOHESU Members Tertiary Health Institutions Nationwide    RE — COMMENCEMEN…

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Federal Ministry Of Labour and Productivity To Meet With JOHESU Executives

  The Federal Ministry Of Labour and Productivity is schedulled to meet with the executives…

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Pathfinder International 3 Family Planning Commodities of United Nations Commission Communique

The stakeholders meeting on United Nations Commission on Ufe Saving Commodities for Women and Chil…

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Low Salt Intake Raises Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

It’s a well-known fact that high salt intake increases blood pressure, resulting in greater …

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Dickson Meets Bayelsa NMA to Avert Doctors’ Strike

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has met with officials of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in…

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How Autism Affects Your Child — Experts

Imagine having a child that was normal at birth, but suddenly after 24 months the child’s sk…

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Clinical Trials key to Addressing Public Health Emergencies

It is important for all tiers of government and the private sector in Nigeria and other parts of s…

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‘Open Heart Surgery has 20 Percent Mortality Rate’

The Chief Medical Director, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Dr. Chris Amah,…

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Lifestyle Change, Diet Prevent Diabetes, BP

An ophthalmologist, Dr. Valentina Ideh, has advised Nigerians to eat healthy diet and change their…

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HIV/AIDS: ALCO Urges Increased Funding From Member Countries

Board chairman Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Organisation (ALCO), Prof. John Idoko, has called for more e…

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