Diphtheria: 68% of Confirmed Cases Are Unvaccinated, NCDC Reveals
ABUJA — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has revealed that 68 per cent of confirmed diphtheria…
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RCCG Unveils $4m Robotic Surgery Centre to Halt Medical Tourism
Ebenezer Adurokiya, Reporting IN a landmark move aimed at revolutionising the nation’s healthcare landscape and staunching the outflow of foreign…
FEC Approves National Mental Health Act Amendment to Decriminalise Attempted Suicide
Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the amendment of the National Mental Health Act to allow…
FG Commissions Landmark Projects at UBTH, Lauds CMD’s Visionary Leadership
THE Federal Government has commissioned a number of landmark projects at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), commending the…
Lassa Fever Cases Hit 1,000 As Death Toll Rises to 237 in 23 States
NIGERIA has recorded 1,000 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 237 deaths across 23 states and 116 Local Government Areas in…
Nigeria Launches Diaspora Health Programme to Turn ‘Brain Drain’ into ‘Brain Gain’
THE Federal Government has officially unveiled the Nigerians in Diaspora Advanced Health Programme (NiDAH-P), a groundbreaking initiative designed to harness…
WHO Raises Alarm Over Africa’s High Drowning Deaths, Calls for Urgent Action
Juliet Oladele, Reporting The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised grave concerns over the high rate of drowning deaths across…
Osun Gov Enrols Traditional Rulers Into State Health Insurance Scheme
GOVERNOR Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke of Osun State has officially flagged off the enrolment of traditional rulers and their queens…
Nigerians Become Third-Largest Foreign Workforce in UK NHS
MORE than 40,000 Nigerians are currently employed by the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), making Nigeria the third-largest source…
France Confirms First Home-Grown Ebola Case as Doctor Flies In from DRC
PARIS — France has recorded its first-ever domestically confirmed case of Ebola, after a doctor who had been working in…
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