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Health Records In Nigeria: How Effective?

Record keeping is as old as the creation of man and it’s importance can never be over emphas…

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Buhari Challenges Pharmacists on Local Production of Drugs

• Govt plans special status for essential medicines The Federal Government has charged phar…

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LASG Installs Heliport In LASUTH To Tackle Medical Emergency Cases

Lagos State Government has installed a modern heliport of international standard at the Lagos Stat…

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Nigeria’s Overdependence on Imported Drugs is Dangerous – Prof Babalola

Professor (Mrs) Chinedum Babalola made history when she became the first woman to be appointed dea…

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Legislator Wants 1% Consolidated Revenue Fund for Health Included in 2016 Budget

The Chairman, House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriation, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, sa…

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JOHESU Extends Strike Ultimatum to March 10

Nigeria was sparred an avoidable halt of services in the health sector by 90% of workers in the se…

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JOHESU Tasks Buhari on Corruption in Health Sector

Joint Heath Workers Union (JOHESU) Ogun State chapter has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to …

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Sleeping More Than Seven Hours Can Improve Health – Research

Persons having less sleep put themselves at risk of obesity, heart disease and other issues, Unite…

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Investiture of the 19th National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria to Hold 4th March 2016

The Governing Board of the College at its December 2015 statutory meeting elected new Princip…

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Stents, Surgery Equally Durable, Safe for Reducing Stroke Risk

One of the largest studies of its kind shows that stenting and surgery to reduce narrowing of the …

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Red Meat Compound Linked to Worse Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients

A new study finds that worse outcomes in patients with acute heart failure are linked to higher le…

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NPHCDA Pushes for Better Measles Immunisation

The just concluded phase of the Measles immunisation in the southern part of the country has raise…

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'Improved Policies and Trainings, Key to Curtailing Female Genital Mutilation’

Improved guidelines, trainings and policies to ensure health professionals can provide counseling …

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700 Babies Die Daily in Nigeria —FMH

More than 700 babies die daily in Nigeria due to lack of hygiene to ward off preventable infection…

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Expanding the Funding Options for Healthcare

As Nigeria continue to grapple with fixing the healthcare system, low budgetary allocations and li…

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Imminent Diseases: The Warning by Doctors Without Borders

On January 25 this year, the humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MS…

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Kidney Disease: Expert Harps on Prevention Strategies

With the rising incidences of kidney diseases among Nigerians, expert has warned against unnecessa…

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Osun ‘Sacks’ Striking Doctors

Osun State Government has technically sacked the doctors in its employ who have been on strike sin…

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JOHESU, AHPA’s Strike Threat Pitches Them Against Doctors

A prolonged nationwide strike is now imminent in the health sector, as the threat of the industria…

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Medical Centre Explains How YABATECH Student Died

The management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Meta, has reacted to a statement credite…

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