With the appointment of two health professionals as ministers of health and state for health, keen observers are optimistic that the needed change in the nation's health sector would be imminent. For
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US inaugurates $225 million health programme in Nigeria
June 18, 2019 Comment Off 123 ViewsU. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a 225 million dollars new flagship health activity to help five states in Nigeria improve access to primary healthcare services. The
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Buhari And Charlottesville: Two Cases Of Ill-Health
September 1, 2017 Comment Off 78 ViewsA lot has happened in the last few days. It was nice to see the president return to Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari held himself with dignity and had not lost his wits while clearly depicting the
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Black student discovers a breakthrough for colon cancer cure
February 28, 2017 Comment Off 192 ViewsBREAKTHROUGH: Keven Stonewall KEVEN STONEWALL has made history, after discovering a critical age-related drawback in an experimental vaccine aimed at preventing colon cancer in
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Steven Johnson Syndrome not discovered in Nigeria – Health minister
May 15, 2016 Comment Off 162 ViewsThe Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has said contrary to reports making the rounds, Steven Johnson Syndrome, SJS, a rare medical condition caused by adverse drug reaction, is not a new
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Ambode seeks private sector partnership to meet health challenges
September 3, 2015 Comment Off 87 ViewsGov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday promised to support massive investment in modern medical equipment to meet the health challenges of residents of the state. Ambode, who was
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Aisha Buhari explores issues in maternal, child health
September 3, 2015 Comment Off 137 ViewsAisha BuhariMrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, the wife of the president, has said she is concerned about the plight of Nigerian mothers and their children. A statement issued by her Senior Special
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London clinic ‘sorry’ for HIV patient leak
September 2, 2015 Comment Off 36 ViewsDATA BREACH: The Dean Street clinic, based in Soho, central London, bills itself as Europe’s busiest sexual health, contraception and HIV care clinic. NEARLY 800 patients at one of London's
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Dawn Butler: ‘I hid in toilet to uncover hospital failings’
August 20, 2015 Comment Off 142 ViewsLABOUR MP Dawn Butler says she was forced to hide in a hospital toilet to read documents that would ultimately uncover the failings in the care being administered to her
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EU Ban On Nigerian Food: Senator raises alarm over health of Nigerians
August 10, 2015 Comment Off 91 ViewsSenator Joshua Lidani (PDP-Gombe South) has raised alarm over the health implication of the consumption of foods containing a high concentration of pesticide among Nigerians. Lidani raised the alarm
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