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Yobe nurses, midwives urged to improve access to healthcare services

By Ifunanya / April 13, 2023

The Yobe State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has tasked its members to continue […]

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Shisha smokers risk heart disease, says study

By Ifunanya / April 13, 2023

Researchers at Qatar University have recently found that shisha smoking or water pipe smoking increases the risk of heart disease […]

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Bill to block migration of health workers ill-conceived – Diasporan doctors

By Ifunanya / April 12, 2023

Nigerian doctors in Diaspora have reacted to the trending National Assembly’s bill seeking to curtail the brain drain in the […]

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Prioritise healthcare to stop flu pandemic – WHO

By Ifunanya / April 12, 2023

The World Health Organisation has warned Nigeria and other countries to prepare for the flu pandemic by increasing budgetary allocation […]

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Dieting in pregnancy may cause anaemia, poor brain development in babies — Experts

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

Maternal and nutrition experts have said pregnant women who diet to avoid weight gain are likely to cause serious harm […]

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Ondo residents receive free elephantiasis surgery

By Ifunanya / April 11, 2023

elephantiasis. Photo credit; CNN A non-governmental organisation, under the auspices of Mission to Save The Helpless, said it had executed […]

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FULL LIST: UK stops recruiting healthcare workers from Nigeria, 53 others

By Ifunanya / April 10, 2023

The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria and 53 other countries on the red list of countries that should not be […]

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Epidemic looms in Lagos schools where students lack water, use dirty toilets

By Ifunanya / April 9, 2023

As COVID-19 raged across the globe, bringing with it deaths and lockdowns, measures were put in place to curb its […]

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Global life expectancy rises to 73 years

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

Director General, WHO, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus The World Health Organisation says global life expectancy for both sexes has increased from […]

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Maternal mortality still a challenge in North central Nigeria – WHO

By Ifunanya / April 8, 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says addressing maternal mortality issues in most states in the North Central of Nigeria remains […]

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