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FG Unveils 5-Year plan to strengthen Nursing, Midwifery with 20,000 fresh recruits

Femi Fabunmi

10 months ago

Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr. Ndagi Alhassan, said the country now produces over 115,000 nurses…

Women Doctors offer free medical services to 2,000 Nasarawa residents

Abimbola Aderinola

10 months ago

The president said that the outreach was part of the association’s corporate social responsibility to complement the efforts of the…

Kogi: MopAmuro LG targets over 32,000 children in immunization campaign

Ayorinde Oluokun

10 months ago

The campaign runs from the 6th to the 15th of October and enjoys support from the UNICEF. The exercise is…

Man lived more than 170 days after transplant with pig liver

Ayorinde Oluokun

10 months ago

Writing in the Journal of Hepatology, researchers said they have found that genetically modified pig livers can support key metabolic…

Shocking: 4,000 teenage girls contract HIV every week — AHF warns

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

10 months ago

This was disclosed in a statement by AHF Nigeria’s Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, Steve Aborishade, on Wednesday in Lokoja,…

No Harm, No Cure: NIMR uncovers herbal medicine reality in Nigeria

Femi Fabunmi

10 months ago

This was revealed during a media briefing by the Centre for Research in Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine at NIMR.…

Kogi launches immunization against measles, polio

Ayorinde Oluokun

10 months ago

While inaugurating the campaign in Lokoja, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo commended the development partners and urged traditional and religious leaders…

First Lady commissions 100-Bed Mother and Child Hospital in Gombe

Ayorinde Oluokun

10 months ago

According to the SSAP-SDGs, the Gombe project is part of a broader series of Mother and Child Hospitals established across…

Cough syrup linked to deaths of nine children banned

Michael Adesina

10 months ago

Health officials said the children died after consuming Coldrif Cough Syrup which laboratory tests later found to be contaminated with…

Why respiratory diseases are rising – experts

Isa Isawade

10 months ago

Aside coughing and wheezing, symtoms according to him, could also include itchy eyes, skin rashes, and sinus infections which he…

UNICEF, Kano govt, others target 7.8m children for measles-Rubella, polio vaccination

Ayorinde Oluokun

10 months ago

The routine immunizations will also include hepatitis and HPV vaccines, as well as treatments for neglected tropical diseases such as…

Ebola virus outbreak: Death toll hits 42

Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi

10 months ago

According to the UN health agency, 64 cases have been recorded since the outbreak was declared in early September, with…

Group urges Lagos to act on safe abortion as maternal deaths rise

Paul Dada

10 months ago

Akiyode-Afolabi emphasised that the STOP policy was crucial in reducing maternal deaths and protecting the health rights of women and…

Stakeholders lament poor execution of Ogun health budgets

Ayorinde Oluokun

10 months ago

At the forum also attended by government officials, the stakeholders examined challenges in budgeting, procurement, and audit processes affecting Primary…

Warning Alarm: One-third of Nigerian adults have high blood pressure

Paul Dada

10 months ago

“We urge policymakers to put people before profits by adopting strong food and tobacco control measures. Protecting our hearts means…

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