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FG, Pepsodent Move to Improve Dental Care Status of Nigerians

ENSURING that Nigerians have access to dental care and a cavity free future took centre stage in A…

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SOGON Wants Greater Attention on Women’s Health

The Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) on Tuesady commenced series of activi…

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Doctors Hail Ambode for Resolving Health Sector Issues

LAGOS—DOCTORS in Lagos yesterday hailed the efforts of the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Amb…

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Expatriate Doctors Begin Equipment Test-run at Ibom Specialist Hospital

Uyo—OPERATIONS will soon commence at the multi-billion naira Ibom Specialist Hospital, in Uy…

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Ebola Virus Disease, Lessons to Learn - Shamaki

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health,Dr.Amina Shamaki and leader of the Nigerian de…

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Nigeria, 2 Others Unite to Defeat Breast Cancer

IN the bid to combat the menace of breast cancer and encourage its control and management, Nigeria…

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Health Workers Petition Buhari over Appointments to Favour Doctors

Health workers, excluding medical doctors, under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHE…

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Health Ministers Endorse Regional Research Strategy

As part of efforts to tackle the enormous health needs in Africa, health ministers have endorsed a…

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Medical Consultation Goes Online with ‘Phone a Doctor’

The next time you talk to a doctor might not be in a consulting room, but on a mobile phone, as ef…

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Polio: Delisting of Nigeria Vindicated Traditional Rulers – Sultan

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, yesterday said the removal of Nigeria from the l…

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Nutritionist warns Nigerians Against Skipping Breakfast

The Vice-President, Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Mr. Bartholomew Brai, has said that skipping bre…

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Eradicate Leprosy Like Ebola, FG Urged

The Funds Manager, the Leprosy Mission Nigeria, Mr. Terver Anyor, has urged the Federal Government…

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Climate Change’ll Expose more Children to Malaria, Cholera – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund has said children will feel the impact of droughts, flood…

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Ambode Asks Doctors to be Faithful to Oath

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged medical professionals to continuously …

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Cancer Management: task Before New Health Minister

Every day, no fewer than 200 people die from cancer in Nigeria. According to recent GLOBOCAN data,…

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Why Cancer Cases are Rampant in Nigeria –Experts

Through the years, cancer-related illnesses and deaths have doubled in Nigeria and the conditions …

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‘Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Could Eradicate Malaria’

A strain of genetically modified mosquitoes could be the key to wiping out malaria, scientists hav…

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A’Ibom Specialist Hospital Begins Operation

Barely six months after its official commissioning, the Akwa Ibom State 20thanniversary Specialist…

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We Operate Patients in Reptile-infested Theatres – UBTH doctors

Resident doctors working at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, have decried the…

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UN Aims To Double Access To AIDS Drugs To End Epidemic By 2030

The United Nations said to meet the international goal of stopping AIDS epidemic by 2030, all conc…

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