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Sokoto Health Laws top Agenda as Doctors Convene in Sokoto

Health minister Isaac Adewole is billed to address a general conference that will consider operati…

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Health Delivering on Health Spending Commitments for Women, Children in Africa

The title of my article was the topic of the session that I humbly moderated on Friday, 15th April…

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How Six Ekiti Doctors Died, Survivor Recounts

  A survivor from Sunday's accident in which six medical doctors, and a driver from Eki…

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AVW: High Cost of Hepatitis Vaccine Stalls Inclusion in Programme -NPHCDA

As Nigeria joins sister nations in commemorating the African Vaccination Week (AVW), Nigerians wil…

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Canada Confirms First Sexually-Transmitted Zika Virus Case

Canada’s Public Health Agency has confirmed the first positive case of sexually transmitted …

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Liver Cancer Risk Lingers After Hepatitis B Virus Cleared

For some people, hepatitis B is a short illness, but for others, it can become long term or chroni…

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ILO Urges Preventive Measures to Boost Workers’ Health

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has highlighted the need to scale up prevention to ens…

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Gov. Tambuwal Distributes Anti-Malaria Commodities

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Monday inaugurated the mass distribution of multi billion N…

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No Nigerian Will Die from Malaria Related Illness fFrom 2020, Says Minister

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole Folorunsho has disclosed that efforts …

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NMA Declares One-week Mourning for Ekiti Doctors

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) yesterday directed all doctors to observe one week of mourn…

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INSURGENCY: FG Drafts Mental Health Specialists to North East

Mental health experts from the Neuro – Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna, are to be drafted to as…

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Six Ekiti Doctors, Driver Perish in Auto Crash

Six members of the Ekiti State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, including their driver,…

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INSURGENCY: FG Drafts Mental Health Specialists To North East

  Mental health experts from the Neuro – Psychiatric Hospital, Kaduna, are to be draf…

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Protest In Ekiti Over Doctors Death In Abuja-Kaduna Expressway Accident

•‘They’re expressing their grief’   The death of three doctors of …

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NMA Press Release On The Deceased Doctors

  NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE:   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL OFFICE…

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Prof. Abdulwaheed Olatinwo (CMD, UITH): Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses Going On Strike Is Fundamentally Wrong

  The Chief Medical Director of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital(UITH), Professor Abd…

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World Malaria Day: Many Voices, A Single Theme

  The World Malaria Day theme provides a common platform for countries to showcase their su…

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NMA Hold General Conference

Members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) will todat converge at the Cinyiya Coral Hotel s…

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US Accredited NAFDAC Central Drug Lab

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFADC) has retained her status …

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Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Mourns Loss of Six Members in Tragic Accident

The NMA President, Dr. Kayode OBEMBE and members of the National Officers’ Committee (NOC), …

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