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WHO prioritizes access to diabetes, cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists  

Says high prices and low availability still a major barrier for patients’…

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States, local govts not budgeting enough for Family Planning – Expert laments  

As the world yesterday marked the World Contraception Day, WCD Family Planning,…

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Lagos Employs 400 Health Workers

To engage over 1500 more              …

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FG must address challenges of medical manpower – Cardiologists cry out

The group lamented that despite the fact that cardiovascular diseases are on…

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UNDP, Japan assist NCDC with ambulances to fight COVID-19

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the Government of…

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No improvement in young children’s diets – UNICEF

says situation ‘could get much worse’ under COVID-19 Children under the age…

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Work-related accidents, illnesses kill close to 2m people annually – UN warns  

Work-related illnesses and injuries kill nearly two million people annually, largely due…

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University of Calabar Teaching Hospital performs first open-heart surgery

The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has successfully performed its first…

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400,000 Nigerian drug users who share needles responsible for spread of HIV  

About 400,000 Nigerian drug users who exchange needles and syringes as a…

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