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Only 300,000 Healthcare Workers Catering for over 200 Million Nigerians – FG The federal government has said only about 300,000 health professionals are currently attending to the healthcare...

FG, Others to Enhance Sustainable Grassroots Cancer Care The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, the Medicaid...

Cervical Cancer: 80% of Nigerian Girls to Receive Vaccine by December — UNICEF The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed optimism that over 80 per cent of...

Africa, America Recording Highest STDs – WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said new data shows sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in most regions,...

Brain Drain: Why UK Health Workers Visa Application Dropped by 76% There has been a 76 per cent fall in the number of foreign health and care workers...

Health Minister Warns of Excessive Salt Consumption Risks The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, cautioned Nigerians against consuming too much salt and sodium, which...

NAFDAC Partners Foreign Agencies on Export Standards The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it will solve the perennial state of international rejection...

NTDs: Lagos, Partners to Deworm 1.4m School Children Over 1.4 million school-aged children enrolled in private and public schools, as well as those out of school in Lagos...

Healthcare Providers Threaten to Pull Out of National Insurance The Association of Nigeria Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) has threatened to pull out of the national health insurance indefinitely,...

Nigeria Plans New Policy Guidelines on Organ Transplant In a bid to address growing cases of unethical practices in organ donation and transplantation in the country, federal government...