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Nigerian inaugurates centre in UK to tackle rising cancer concern
By Wandoo Sombo The Ngogbehei Cancer Centre (NCC), an NGO, has inaugurated its operations in the United Kingdom with a strategic focus on combating…
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FG’s coordinated wholesale centres to curb fake, expired drugs in Nigeria
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says the Coordinated Wholesale Centres (CWCs) being established across Nigeria will help eliminate the circulation of fake, substandard…
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FG unveils reforms for brain, mental health
By Abujah Racheal The Federal Government has announced a sweeping series of reforms aimed at addressing Nigeria’s growing burden of neurological and mental health…
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Nigeria unveils toolkit to strengthen disease surveillance, forecast outbreaks
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has launched a new toolkit to strengthen disease surveillance and forecast outbreaks,…
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FG unveils project 365 to tackle hepatitis, N17.9tn loss
By Racheal Abujah The Federal Government has unveiled Project 365, a nationwide initiative to eliminate hepatitis by 2030, citing annual economic losses between N10.3…
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NMA suspends strike, gives 21-day ultimatum
By Folasade Akpan The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has suspended its planned industrial action and granted the Federal Government a fresh 21-day window to…
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Kwara targets 700,000 children for seasonal malaria chemoprevention drugs
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara Government says no fewer than 700,000 children have been targeted to receive the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) in the…
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NHIA, Roche subsidise cancer drugs by 80% at JUTH
By Blessing Odega The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in partnership with Roche, has introduced an 80 per cent subsidy on select cancer medications…
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Kwara begins free hepatitis screening in 16 LGAs
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara State Government has announced plans to begin free hepatitis screening across all 16 local government areas of the state,…
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Hepatitis Day: Adamawa takes awareness campaign to grassroots
By Ibrahim Kado The Adamawa Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ADPHCDA) has intensified hepatitis awareness campaigns in rural areas for prevention. Dr Suleiman Bashir, Executive…