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NHIA Partners Roche, Pfizer to Ensure Quality Services for Enrollees The National Health Insurance Authority says it has entered into partnerships with some leading drug manufacturing companies including...

Indian Cough Syrups Caused 70 Infant Deaths in Gambia  A government taskforce in The Gambia announced Friday that four cough syrups imported from India were responsible for the...

Experts say offering easy-to-navigate services at local health facilities is key to successfully ending hepatitis infections currently afflicting a number of people across the world. The global and...

Ex-Health Minister Mamora Ask Resident Doctors to Embrace Dialogue Former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Adeleke Mamora has appealed to the members of the Nigerian Association of...

Diphtheria: Katsina, UN Agencies Collaborate To Tackle Outbreaks During a meeting with Katsina State Government, led by Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, Dr. Walter Kazadi Molumbo, the World Health...

SYNLAB, PSHAN, Others Organise Cancer Screening For Women In partnership with Sacred Heart Hospital Lantoro Abeokuta and the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN), SYNLAB Nigeria has...

Study: Cancer Cases Among Youths Have Risen Globally A 2019 study suggests that factors such as obesity and alcohol consumption have contributed to a concerning rise in cancer...

Gross Misconduct: Kano CSOs Sack Waiya-Led Interim Committee The Kano Civil Society Forum (KCSF) has announced the dissolution of its interim leadership committee headed by Ibrahim Waiya. KCSF is...

NTCA: Tobacco Usage Hampers Attainment of SDGs According to the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA), continued usage of tobacco in Nigeria was seriously undermining the country's efforts to...

Breast Cancer Remains Leading Cause of Women’s Death in Nigeria – BRECAN Late presentation and not detecting breast cancer in time to initiate treatment, the Breast Cancer Association...