Category: Health

…over 235,000 Nigerians die from cardiovascular diseases yearly Rising cardiovascular diseases have sparked renewed calls for heart-healthy habits to be

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Stakeholders have urged Nigeria Government to deepen private sector participation in efforts to eliminate cancer, especially cervical cancer, saying greater

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The FCT Administration has approved the renovation and upgrading of 14 general hospitals and the resumption of work on the abandoned Utako General Hospital.

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The event brought together policymakers, healthcare professionals, development partners and other stakeholders to examine workforce shortages, migration trends, retention challenges and the opportunities and concerns surrounding task-shifting and task-sharing policies.

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President Bola Tinubu says his administration will continue to strengthen primary healthcare as part of efforts to improve essential public services for poorer Nigerians.

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Seven-Up Bottling Company (SBC) has upgraded the Sari-Iganmu Primary Health Centre in Lagos with a renovated maternity ward, a new

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The hospital has also used images of the former Head of State and Vice President Kashim Shettima in posts promoting its services to international patients.

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The companies said their analysis identified Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa among the countries with the largest potential markets for antenatal hepatitis B screening.

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The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos while declaring open the 8th Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers Expo, organised by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN).

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It is 4 p.m. You have been in back-to-back meetings since morning, your phone has barely stopped ringing, and you

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