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Health Workers Shut Ministry, want Perm Sec Redeployed

The crisis in the Federal Ministry of Health over the alleged refusal of some of its directors to …

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Health Minister Charges Public Analysts on Standard Laboratories

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has lauded members of the institute of public…

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Family Planning Strategy to Reducing Obstetric Fistula

Gyanecologists have described family planning as best strategy to reducing fistula cases among the…

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‘How Nigeria can End Malaria’

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof, Isaac Adewole, has expressed strong optimism that Nigeri…

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INVIVO Unveils Strategy to Reach 2.5m Yearly with Free Health Services

The spate of drug abuse, poor diagnosis and lack of access to quality healthcare among Nigerians l…

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Group Seeks Sexual Education to Bridge Gap in Reproductive Health

As Nigeria battles with sexual diseases, experts have said the nation has a huge adolescent reprod…

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Only Two out of 6,000 Nigerian Labs Meet International Standard

A senior lecturer with Department of Medical Laboratory, University of Lagos College of Medicine (…

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Nigeria: Kaduna Govt Earmarks N2.5 Billion to Recruit Doctors, Nurses

The Katsina State Government has earmarked N2.5 billion as special intervention fund to address so…

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JOHESU Takes to Street as JUTH Strike Reaches 2 Months

The industrial dispute by the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) at the Jos University Teaching Ho…

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Health Ministry Workers Demand Permsec’s Resignation

Staff of the Federal Ministry of Health protest over alleged poor incentives and maladministration…

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Institute Laments Poor Funding for Malaria Research

Head Malaria Research Group, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Dr. Samson Awolola has…

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Govs’ Wives Rally Support Against Fistula

Hadiza Abubakar, wife of Bauchi state governor, has called on wives of state governors across the …

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Genetic Switch Could be key to Increased Health, Lifespan

• Stressing mitochondria in worm, C. elegans, triggers epigenetic changes that last lifetime …

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NGO Gives Health, Nutrition Tips

No fewer than 10 model primary schools in Lagos Island Local Government, Lagos State have benefite…

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NGO Educates Pupils on Clean Environment

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Friends of the Environment, has engaged secondary school pu…

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Lagos Approves N49bn for Medical Park

Lagos State Government, yesterday, approved the development of a medical park worth N49 billion to…

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15m Nigerians Suffering from Asthma, 100m Others Likely by 2025

The President of Nigerian Thoracic Society, Prof. Etete Peters, has raised the alarm that no fewer…

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Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) Thumbs Up LASUTH Community Health Department.

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital LASUTH Community Health and Primary Health-care Departmen…

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Unmanned Robot Surgery Works in Pig Trial

An unmanned robot has been used to stitch together a pig's bowel, moving science a step closer…

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International Council of Nurses Calls on UN Security Council to Adopt Resolution to Protect Healthcare Workers

The International Council of Nurses has signed a joint statement by members of the Health Care in …

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