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Katsina bans sale, smoking of Shisha
Katsina State Government has announced total ban on the sale and smoking of Shisha and other non-medical substances across the state with immediate effect.
The ban was announced in a statement issued by the state Director of Information,…
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NMA urges FG to pay new hazard allowance in 2 months
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Federal Government to ensure payment of the newly approved hazard allowance to its members within the next two months.
A communique issued at the end of the association’s August…
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Routine Immunization: Dangote Foundation, KNSG, UNICEF, Billgate sign another MoU
By Muhammad Bashir
Aliko Dangote Foundation, in collaboration with Kano State Government, United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding on routine…
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TETFund-sponsored COVID-19 vaccine ready for trial November
The Vaccine Development efforts of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is yielding results as its COVID-19 vaccine funded project would be ready for first clinical trial in November.
This is contained in a statement by the…
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We have enough medical doctors in Nigeria- Minister
“We have heard complaints of doctors who are now leaving the system but there are actually enough doctors in the system because we are producing up to 2,000 or 3,000 doctors every year in the country, and the number leaving is less than…
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Buhari inaugurates Nigeria End Malaria Council, appoints Dangote as Chairman
Buhari said: ‘‘Malaria infection can cause severe disease and complication in pregnant women and lead to high rate of miscarriage.
‘‘It is also responsible for a considerable proportion of deaths in infants and young children, with…
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AKTH to begin bone marrow transplant
The CMD explained that only Lagos State University Teaching Hospital had successfully performed bone marrow transplant in Nigeria.
He, however, stressed that with the establishment, furnishing and equipping of the new Ward, the hospital…
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Project RED initiative trains 100 young girls on menstrual health management
Speaking earlier, Project RED Initiative Leader, Khadijah Shehu Jebu said the aim of the workshop was to train the participants on making reusable sanitary pads and also to educate them on menstrual health management.
Jebu said 10 young…
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FG to address health workers’ condition of service -Minister
Dr Adeleke Mamora, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), said the Federal Government would address the conditions of service of health workers in Nigeria.
The minister said this when a delegation of of the Nigerian…
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Effective PHCs: Solacebase engages health stakeholders in Kwara
‘’Our investigative reportage in some north western and north central states of the country have revealed some inadequacies militating against effective Primary Health Centres to include non- release of budgetary allocations,…
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