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    Tuesday, 26 November 2019

    Continuing The HIV & AIDS Conversation In Nigeria -Governments' Latest Effort, And Ways To Contain The Spread

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    Written By:  Ojekale Oluwapelumi HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, while  AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndr...
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    Monday, 3 April 2017

    41 people die of meningitis in Sokoto – Health Commissioner

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    The death toll as a result of the meningitis epidemic in Sokoto State has now risen to 41, Health Commissioner Balarabe Kakale has ...
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    Thursday, 30 March 2017

    Meningitis: Death Toll Rises To 5 In Federal Capital Territory

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    FCT Minister Mohammed Musa Bello PhotoCredit: Omojuwa The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board on...
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    Buhari Cancels Medical Trip To London, Invites Physicians To Nigeria

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    President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday changed a plan by which he was due to return to London this weekend for another round of m...
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    Sunday, 19 February 2017

    Ailing President Buhari Caged By Cabal As Doctors Ask Him To Shelve Work

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    SaharaReporters has learned from sources at the Presidency that President Muhammadu Buhari’s doctors have advised him to shelve the ide...
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    Boko Haram; MSF opens new 50-bed feeding centre for malnourished children

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    Médecins Sans Frontieres, MSF, an international humanitarian medical organisation, said it has setup a 50-bed therapeutic feeding centr...
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    INTERVIEW: Doctors in public hospitals shouldn’t be allowed to run private clinics – NMA President | PREMIUM TIMES

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    Mike Ogirima, a professor of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, is the President of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, and President of N...
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    Thursday, 5 January 2017

    Malaria vaccine passes trial test

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    Malaria vaccine that uses a weakened form of the parasite has passed a critical milestone in human safety trials.
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    Wednesday, 28 December 2016

    Rethinking Nigeria's Health, Safety And Emergency Preparedness By Akanimo Asuquo Sunday

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    The recent fire outbreaks at the  Yaba College of Technology , the  Hallmark shopping mall , in Benin City, Edo State, and the  Nigeria...
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    Wednesday, 30 November 2016

    Why Quacks Thrive By Alex Abutu

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    In Nigeria, imposters imitating doctors, or “quacks,” are only busted and shamed by being paraded before news reporters, locked up and ...
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    Saturday, 12 November 2016

    Eat Me: 10 health benefits of avocado

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    Avocado is a very popular type of pear which is said to be one of the world’s healthiest foods. It can be consumed in various forms; ...
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    Airtel launches ‘3-2-1 service’ to provide free information on healthcare, agriculture

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    Airtel Nigeria has partnered Human Network International (HNI) to unveil the  3-2-1 Service , a call-in system that provides free, on-d...
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    Tuesday, 13 September 2016

    Resident doctors threaten to go on strike

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    Thursday, 1 September 2016

    Ogun shuts 3 hospitals over pregnant women’s death

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    Sunday, 5 June 2016

    Buhari's Ear Infection Crisis Worsens; Proceeds To London For Treatment

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    Saturday, 28 May 2016

    Africa Must Invest $750m to Eliminate Malnutrition

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    Tuesday, 9 February 2016

    Nigeria health minister disowns ministry’s budget, says “rats” have doctored proposal

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    In what is the latest in the spate of controversies dogging President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2016 budget, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Heal...
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    Wednesday, 3 February 2016

    Indian Firm Develops World’s First Vaccine Against Zika

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    An Indian pharmaceutical firm claims that it has developed the world’s first vaccine against mosquito-borne Zika virus, the News Agency of N...
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    Monday, 25 January 2016

    UN seeks $820m to rehabilitate the displaced in Nigeria, others

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    The United Nations and partners are appealing for more than $820 million to help refugees and others affected by violence in Cameroon, Nige...
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