A Saudi Arabian medical team has performed free urological surgeries on 52 patients in Kano State as part of a
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NAFDAC seeks partners’ support to revive vaccine manufacturing in Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on international partners to support the establishment
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Nordica marks 1,000 HIFU treatments after five years of fibroid care innovation
Nordica’s Fibroid Care Centre has completed 1,000 High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatments for fibroids, marking five years of investment in
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Nigerian drugmaker Fidson selected to manufacture generic influenza antiviral under global licence
The selected manufacturers are from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Uganda, Ukraine and Vietnam.
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NAS targets Nigeria’s research capacity gap with new mentorship programme
The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has launched a new mentorship programme aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s research capacity by connecting
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Non-communicable diseases caused 74% of global deaths in 2023 – WHO
WHO’s latest Global Health Estimates show that people are living longer globally, but the burden of disease is increasingly shifting towards non-communicable diseases, while mental health conditions and dementia are also contributing to changing health needs
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PT Health Watch: Can menstrual cups break hymen or affect virginity?
Some people fear that inserting a menstrual cup could “break” the hymen, cause a woman to lose her virginity or permanently make the vagina “loose”.
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Fidson wins Roche-backed licence to make generic influenza drug for 129 countries
Fidson Healthcare Plc, a Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturer, has been selected by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) as one of 11
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Drug-resistant bacterial infections kill 1m people annually – WHO
He said the scale of deaths meant that AMR should no longer be treated as a “silent pandemic”, stressing that “we know what works” to prevent and control the threat.
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Nigeria develops digital health architecture to integrate health systems
The architecture, he said, is built around a Health Information Exchange with a Shared Health Record and national registries for clients, health facilities and health workers, anchored on the principle of “one patient, one health record.”
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