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Seven out of ten HIV patients in Taraba state are female

The Taraba State Aids Control Agency (TACA) says at least 45,000 persons…

Brain/ Spine Injuries: Experts Propose Deeper Interagency Collaboration, Establishment Of Neuro Medical Centres

Some Medical experts say a deepened interagency collaboration and the establishment of…

Family Physicians Society Urges FG to tackle Prevailing Harsh Economic Climate

President of the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria, SOFPON, Prof Musa…

Primary Healthcare: Fed. Govt Urged To Improve On Service Delivery

The federal government has been told to improve the capacity of primary…

NEDC Trains Medical Personnel On Cervical Cancer Detection

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) is collaborating with medical personnel in…

Breast Cancer: NAWOJ Offers Free Screening To Bauchi Women

The Nigerian Association Of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Bauchi State Chapter, in collaboration…

Health Care: Bayelsa Insurance Scheme Takes Awareness Campaign To Private Sector

The Bayelsa state government took another step towards universal health coverage, as…

Nigerian Nurses Want Better Welfare To Discourage Overseas Migration

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives wants both the Federal…

Private hospital shutdown in Lagos State for unscreened blood transfusion

Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service, LSBTS has…

Diphtheria: Nigeria Records Over 14,000 Cases

Over 80% of diphtheria-related fatalities have been recorded in Kano State. These…

Cholera Outbreak: Zamfara Records 1,188 Cases in 14 LGAs – Forty Suspected Cases of Diphtheria

Zamfara State has recorded one thousand, eighty-eight confirmed cases of cholera in…