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FCCPC probes high cost of BP, diabetes medications
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has commenced an inquiry into the high cost and variation in…
FG rolls out plans to strengthen PHCs, train 60,000 health workers
The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening primary health care (PHC), eradicating polio, and addressing health…
Lassa fever death toll rises to 80
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever…
NPC seeks climate resilience, data-driven policies to manage population growth
The National Population Commission (NPC) chairman, Nasir Isa Kwarra, has called for urgent strategic investments in healthcare, education,…
Nigeria, ECOWAS strengthen regional collaboration on health security
The federal government of Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have called for a…
NNPC-SNEPCo donates medical equipment to support medical surgeries in Nigeria
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos NNPC-SNEPCo donates medical equipment to support medical surgeries in Nigeria By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos…
GMO: Harmful gene transfer claims unfounded – NBRDA
The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) has dismissed as false the information that gene transfers carried…
FG to engage 28,000 Nigerian health workers on USAID payroll
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, said the Federal Government…
WHO says 400,000 children worldwide develop cancer yearly
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said that every year, an estimated 400,000 children worldwide develop…
NNPCL/FIRST E&P JV successfully concludes 3rd annual medical outreach in Bayelsa State
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja The NNPC Ltd/FIRST Exploration & Petroleum Development Company Limited Joint Venture (JV), said it…