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Centre urges Nigerians to embrace handwashing to curb disease outbreaks
By Victor Okoye The Centre for School Health Education and Environmental Hygiene (CSHEEH) has urged Nigerians to embrace regular handwashing with soap to prevent…
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Sanwo-Olu lauds Apapa General Hospital’s renovated theatre, dental suites
By Catherine Egwuom Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, wife of Lagos State Governor, has commended General Hospital Apapa for its renovated theatre and dental suites.…
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Apapa General Hospital upgrades facilities, targets improved healthcare
By Catherine Egwuom The General Hospital, Apapa, says it is upgrading infrastructure, expanding specialist services and strengthening partnerships to improve healthcare delivery. The…
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FG targets 20% increase in eye care workforce by 2030 – Salako
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says it is targeting a 20 per cent increase in Nigeria’s active eye care workforce and a 30-percentage-point…
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NCDC: N10bn health security fund not exclusively for Ebola preparedness
Ebola By Franca Ofili The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the Federal Government’s release of N10 billion is intended to…
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IMSU, Robotic Academy, target training 500 surgeons in 2 yrs
By Vivian Ihechu Imo State University (IMSU) has established a robotic surgery academy in partnership with the Imo Robotic Centre, targeting to train 500…
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NCDC: N10bn health security fund not exclusively for Ebola preparedness
By Franca Ofili The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says the Federal Government released N10 billion to strengthen Nigeria’s broader health…
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Experts seek cleaners’ inclusion in Nigeria’s epidemic response framework
By Folasade Akpan Two health and hygiene experts have called for the integration of professionally trained cleaning practitioners into Nigeria’s epidemic preparedness and response…
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FG seeks ECOWAS cooperation to strengthen health workforce
By Franca Ofili The Federal Government has called for stronger regional cooperation among ECOWAS member states to improve the training, accreditation and retention of…
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NCDC confirms negative Ebola tests in 2 suspected Adamawa cases
By Franca Ofili The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says two suspected Ebola Virus Disease cases identified in Yola, Adamawa state,…