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Resident doctors tackle reps, oppose five-year compulsory service
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has opposed the House of Representative Bill mandating Nigeria-trained medical and dental practitioners to practice for ...
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UK stops ‘active recruitment’ of health workers from Nigeria, 53 others
The United Kingdom has stopped “active recruitment” of skilled and experienced health and social care personnel from Nigeria and 53 other countries globally, ...
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Lassa Fever: NCDC confirms 37 deaths in three weeks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the death of 37 persons from Lassa Fever in the first three ...
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WHO to establish TB Vaccine Accelerator Council
The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday, announced plans to establish a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council. ...
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Resident doctors threaten nationwide strike over unresolved grievances
In Nigeria’s health sector, members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action if ...
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NAFDAC raises alarm over suspected fake Augmentin
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the circulation of suspected counterfeit Augmentin 625mg ...
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Nigeria records 961 meningitis cases, 56 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that the country has recorded 961 suspected cases and 56 deaths of CSM in 32 ...
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Monkeypox cases rise to 157 in Nigeria
The number of monkeypox cases has risen to 157 in the country, according to health authorities. In its situation report for week 30, ...
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MENINGITIS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Meningitis is a rare infection which occurs when there is an inflammation of the fluid surrounding the three membranes that cover the brain ...
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COVID-19: FG lifts midnight curfew, crowd restriction at weddings, concerts, others
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has reviewed the country’s response to the pandemic in view of the declining number of cases. ...