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12 May:- Nurses: A Force for Change: Improving Health Systems Resilience

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence …

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FG Orders EFCC to Investigate Global Fund Grant for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to pro…

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Rotary Club Targets 2019 to End Polio

The Rotary Club, an international organisation which is predominantly into philanthropy, has set t…

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Nurses Demand Reform to Midwife Education

Nurses and midwives have called on the government to increase investments  for education of m…

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Review Occupational Health Laws Says TUC

The Rivers State chapter of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria(TUC) has said  the occupation…

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How Minimal Access Surgery Benefits Patients – Experts

The minimal access kind of surgery has a lot of benefits for patients over the popular open surger…

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‘Ill-equipped Medical Laboratories Abound in Nigeria’

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has expressed concern over the…

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LUTH Unveils Laser Machine for Eye Care

Towards' improving eyecare among Nigerians, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, has …

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Ekiti Doctors Allege Threat to Life

Senior doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI), Ekiti State, have alleged that…

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Health Minister Urges IG to Probe Death of UUth Staff

Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, IG, Mr…

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Asthma: Omron Academy Seeks Better Treatment for Patients

With over 15 million people suffering from asthma in Nigeria, health professionals and stakeholder…

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Fistula: How Child Spacing Saves Lives of Women

For 63- year- old Mrs Lucia Ofoegbu, life took an ugly twist 50 years ago when she had her twins. …

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‘Incessant Strikes in Health Sector Very Embarrassing’ – JUTH CMD

Prof. Edmund Banwat, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has fl…

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UBTH Doctors, Nurses Test Negative to Lassa Fever – CMD

The Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) said in Benin on Monday that no…

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JUTH Receives Ear Surgery Materials, to Begin Cochlea Implant Soon – CMD

The Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) would soon begin cochlea implant surgery to restore he…

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Snoring, Lack of Sleep May Reduce Breast Cancer Survival

Women who sleep for shorter periods and experience frequent snoring prior to a breast cancer diagn…

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'Kidney-on-a-chip' Could Save Lives in the ICU

Many lifesaving drugs can be dangerously toxic to the kidneys. Because there are a number of facto…

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Will Making New Demands Improve Midwifery in Nigeria?

The 2016 International Day of Midwives has come and gone and like other specialised days, demands …

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FG to Upgrade Infrastructure at University of Uyo Teaching Hospital

The Minister for health Professor Issac  Adewole has assured  the   Management of &…

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Global Funds Denies Stopping AIDS, TB, Malaria Grants to Nigeria

• Body suspends disbursement to NACA, NMEP • Agencies adopt new measures to address sy…

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