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Experts seek collaborative efforts to strengthen appropriate antibiotics use
A Professor of Clinical Microbiology, Oyinlola Oduyebo, has appealed to medical practitioners to conduct laboratory investigations before prescribing…
Cancer Society seeks increased mental health support for patients
Health experts in cancer care say there is need to upscale the number of mental health staff and…
Nigerian biochemists to begin test-treatment for HIV cure
A group under the aegis of Biochemist Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BPAoN) says it would soon release test-treatment…
Health systems show first major signs of post-COVID-19 recovery
Health systems in most countries have started showing the first major signs of recovery three years into the…
COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers, int’l travelers to end May 11
The Biden administration has announced plans to end COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week for federal employees, international travelers,…
NAFDAC to test Indomie Noodles for Cancer chemicals
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it will commence laboratory tests on…
GMO: Biotechnology agency solicits medical practitioners support
The Director-General (DG), National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, has solicited medical practitioners’ support to educate…
WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95%
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a new initiative to help strengthen countries’ ability to plan…
R21 Malaria vaccine: Clinical trials will begin in six weeks – NAFDAC
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye,…
Use new tools to save lives, WHO says on World Malaria Day
The UN health agency issued a call to action on Tuesday, on the occasion of World Malaria Day,…