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Wassa IDPs appeal for reopening of PHC closed since 2022
Residents of the Wassa Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in the Federal Capital Territory have appealed to the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC)…
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Firm commends regulatory bodies for health sector reforms
By Aderogba George DCL Laboratory Products Limited on Friday commended Nigeria’s medical regulatory bodies for improving health sector standards, reducing substandard products, and enforcing…
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Mangal sponsors N87m surgeries for vulnerable patients
By Abbas Bamalli Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, a philanthropist, has committed more than N87.5million to sponsor free surgeries for vulnerable patients suffering from hernia and…
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Stakeholders seek inclusion of PWDs in Nigeria workforce
By Lilian U. Okoro Stakeholders at AbilityX 2025 – Nigeria’s Premier Conference have called for inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in…
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Health emergencies: LUTH CMD seeks improved referral system
Lilian U. Okoro The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, has called for improvement in the medical…
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UATH board chairman reiterates need for constant health checks
By Uche Bibilari The Chairman, Board of Management, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Dr Ikechukwu Odikpo, has reiterated the need for constant health…
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Trachoma risk falls from 41m to 4m – FG
By Justina Auta The Federal Government says 41 million Nigerians previously at risk of blindness from trachoma have reduced to four million following successful…
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FG urges new foreign-trained lab scientists to uphold ethics, shun quackery
By Franca Ofili The Federal Government has charged 464 newly inducted foreign-trained Medical Laboratory Science graduates to uphold professionalism, integrity, and precision while resisting…
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Mental healthcare: Psychiatrist recommends taskshifting strategy to close treatment gap
By Lilian U. Okoro A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Veronica Nyamali, has called for adoption of task shifting /task sharing strategy to close the treatment…
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UNICEF reaches 106,000 Gombe children with nutrition support
By Peter Uwumarogie United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), says 106,248 children have received its Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (SQ-LNS) in Gombe State between 2023…