Pregnant women in Nigeria who attend antenatal clinics will receive N5,000 as part of the Midwives Service Scheme (MSS) that aims to reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria. The Midwives Service Scheme
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AIDS Conference – World Leaders, Experts Arrive Washington
July 23, 2012 Comment Off 45 ViewsXIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) Washington D.C. Keep the Promise, March on Washington. Several leaders and health experts have arrived Washington DC, the capital city of the United
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$45M Medicare scam stretched from Houston to Nigeria
July 23, 2012 Comment Off 49 ViewsWhen United Airlines Flight 143 hit Bush Intercontinental's tarmac at 5:18 a.m., the Lagos overnighter came with a long-sought passenger: a handcuffed Nigerian fugitive who absconded from Houston
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Jonathan Calls for Action Plan to Save 16 Million Lives
July 16, 2012 Comment Off 51 ViewsPresident Goodluck Jonathan yesterday implored leaders of developing countries to take resolute steps to save about 16 million women and children from dying between now and 2015. Jonathan who is
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Nigerian government aims to improve access to contraception
July 16, 2012 Comment Off 39 ViewsThe Nigerian government has said it plans to improve the level of access to contraception over the next few years. According to Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, the country's health minister, officials want
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Senate Sessions – If Sen. Datong Were Around, He Would Have….
July 16, 2012 Comment Off 19 ViewsThe Senate during the week was thrown into mourning, one of the darkest moments in the national Assembly, as senators wore long faces, following the death of one of theirs, the Chairman, Committee on
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Doctors’ Strike Paralyses Activities At Imo Hospitals
June 26, 2012 Comment Off 47 ViewsHealth care services in Federal Medical Centre, FMC, and Imo Specialist Hospital, Owerri, have been shut down following an indefinite strike by doctors in the two hospitals. The doctors are
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Philips Focuses On Maternal, Child Care in Nigeria
June 26, 2012 Comment Off 32 ViewsAS a demonstration of its commitment and strong focus on improving maternal and child care in Nigeria, and providing meaningful solutions based on local needs that will significantly expand access to
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Groups Resisting Global Polio Vaccination Efforts
June 9, 2012 Comment Off 73 ViewsInternational health experts say the global campaign to eradicate polio has reached a critical stage, with Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria the only countries where the crippling and potentially
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Kogi: Australian envoy donates health centre to Agojeju – Nigerian Tribune
May 21, 2012 Comment Off 139 ViewsTHE Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria has built a fully equipped (with the state of the art) health centre for Agojeju Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State,
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