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One Dead, 2 Quarantined, As Lassa Fever Breaks Out In Taraba

Barely three days into the New Year, the government of Taraba has reported an outbreak of Lassa fe…

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FMC Umuahia Ripe to Become Teaching Hospital, Says MD

  With the expansion undergone in terms of medical facilities and availability of highly sk…

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Kwara Among States With Low HIV Cases – NACA

  The National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA), has declared that Kwara State is one …

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Mysterious Syndrome Can Cause People to Become 'Drunk' Without Drinking

The baffling case of a woman who was arrested for DWI without drinking has spotlighted a rare cond…

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Zika Virus, a Mosquito-Borne Infection, May Threaten Brazil’s Newborns

  A surge in the number of infants born with tiny brains has led Brazil’s health mini…

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Extremely Premature Babies at Greater Risk for Autism - Study

Babies born very prematurely are at higher risk for developing autism spectrum disorder, a new stu…

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Nigeria Needs N79bn for Health Insurance, Says NHIS

Nigeria will need at least N79 billion to provide health insurance for vulnerable Nigerian in the …

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New Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Will Surface in 2016, Adeboye Predicts

The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has declare…

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2016: MDGs Out, SDGs In

The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have commenced today, as the agenda that will guide d…

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Maltreatment of Patients: NHRC Vows to Prosecute Erring Hospitals

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has said it would henceforth prosecute hospitals and m…

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Gunmen Abduct DELSUTH Consultant Neurologist

Unidentified gunmen who abducted a consultant neurologist with the Delta State Teaching Hospi…

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Fahad Basa of ABU Zaria Emerges Winner of the Justina Ejelonu Scholarship

In a bid to Immortalize and honour the memory of Late Justina Ejelonu who paid the ultimate prize …

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Health Budget: 2016 Appropriation Still Below WHO Recommendation

Stakeholders in the health sector were shocked at the paltry N221.7 billion appropriated to the in…

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Kebbi State School of Health Technology Admission Applications 2016/2017

This is to notify the general public that Online Admission Applications for 2016/2017 Academic Ses…

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MASTER REGISTER: Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria Disowns Sahara Reporters

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has issued a public notice on the publication of a fake …

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The Efua Dorkenoo Pan African Award for Reportage on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Win a Month of training at the Guardian in London UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and…

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Lagos Abolishes Contract Doctors, Moves to Resolve Sector Crisis

The Lagos State Government says it has abolished the recruitment of contract doctors and health wo…

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Osun Village Health Workers Decry Non-payment of 19 Month Allowance

Village Health Workers under the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Osun State have accused the…

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ATOPIC DERMATITIS: How to Manage Ezcema

ATOPIC DERMATITIS also called ezcema is a skin inflammatory disease. It occurs when there is …

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(MUST READ) What Ladies Must Know About Their Special Organs

Women being lovely, beautiful and strong creatures have their very sensitive side, Especially when…

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