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THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded about 12,085 suspected cases of diphtheria infections as of September 11, 2024.The NCDC, however,...

NCDC Records 40 Confirmed Cases Of Mpox In Lagos, Ogun, Other States

THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced that the country has recorded a total of 40 confirmed cases of mpox...

Nigeria Records 39 Mpox, 5,951 Cholera Cases, NCDC Says

THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said Nigeria had recorded a total of 39 confirmed cases of mpox and zero...

Cholera Death Toll Hits 103 As Nigeria Records Over 3,000 Cases

THE Cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed at least 103 lives, while over 3,000 suspected cases have been recorded.The Director General of the Nigeria...

NCDC Alerts On Cholera Outbreak Nationwide

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FG Raises Medical, Nursing Schools’ Enrolment From N28,000 To N64,000

THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate on Friday said the enrolment quota in medical, nursing, and other health professional...

49 Die As Adamawa Records 838 Measles Cases With Over 13,000 Vaccinated

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Why Other Countries Recruit Nigerian Doctors, Nurses – Pate

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FG Hails Women Medical Professionals In Tackling Cervical Cancer

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Federal Government Refutes Reported Resurgence Of COVID-19 In Nigeria

THE coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Professor Ali Pate has dismissed the rumoured resurgence of COVID-19 in the country, stating that there...

NCDC Confirms Dengue Fever Outbreak In Sokoto

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Federal Hospital CEOs Diverting Drug Funds, Pharmaceutical Society Alleges

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433 Out Of 836 Foreign-Trained Doctors Fail MDCN Qualifying Exam

NO fewer than 433 out of the 836 foreign-trained medical graduates who sat the qualifying examination organised by the Medical and Dental Council of...

Resident Doctors Give Enugu Govt 14 Days To Employ More Personnel

THE Association of Resident Doctors, Enugu chapter has given the state government a 14-day ultimatum to employ new doctors in the health institution or...

FG Declares State Of Emergency In Nigeria’s Health Sector

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Saudi Airlifts Kano Conjoined Twins For Surgery In Riyadh

THE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the directive of the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Monday airlifted Nigerian...

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THE Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has revealed that 774 alleged electoral offenders from the 2023 general elections...

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