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Brain Drain : Nigeria To Employ Expartriate Doctors, Says Medical Guild
By Kunle Akinsola Following massive brain drain that has hit the nation’s health sector, Nigeria will need to employ expartrate medical doctors...
Measles cases worldwide have tripled this year – WHO
Every region in the world, except the Americas, is experiencing an increase in the number of cases of measles, a vaccine-preventable disease that...
Menopause 101: What It Is And How To Deal With It
By Dr Afriye Amerson WHAT EXACTLY DEFINES MENOPAUSE? Menopause is defined as the time in a woman’s life when ovarian functioning has permanently...
NHIS Accredits NNPC to Provide healthcare Services to Nigerians
Ongoing efforts by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to provide qualitative healthcare services to Nigerians in all walks of life, received a...
Broken Heart Contribute to Cancer – New Study
A new medical research in Europe and the United States has revealed that ” Broken heart syndrome” may harm more than just the...
WHO declares Ebola outbreak international emergency as dead patient suspected of going to Uganda, Rwanda
The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday declared that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which surfaced in August...
Giving Up Alcohol Boosts Mental Health in Women
By Norra MacReady For women, quitting drinking may be linked to a significant improvement in mental health, according to a study published online...
Pregnant women in Kaduna put to bed in dilapidated structures, despite award letters to contractors running into several million naira
About 10 years ago, a consortium of non profit organisations mounted pressure on Kaduna state government to make progress on its commitment to...
UNICEF says it provided safe drinking water for 43 million children in emergencies, others
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said it and its partners have provided support that have save millions of lives of children worldwide,...
Wike abolishes user-fees for persons living with HIV in Rivers
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced that the state has abolished health facility user-fees for persons living with HIV, as advocated by...
91 million Africans consume contaminated foods annually- WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has disclosed that annually, an estimated 91 million people in Africa consume contaminated food which renders them ill....
UN Says About 25% of Ebola Cases Could be Going Undetected
The World Health Organization says it may be missing a quarter of all Ebola cases in eastern Congo as violent unrest complicates detection....
Coffee cancer risk insignificant, says California state
Officials from the State of California gave its blessing to coffee this week, declaring the beverage does not pose a “significant” cancer risk....
What Your Period Says About Your Health
WeBMD Get in Tune With Yourself Lots of things about your period — like how often you get it, how long it lasts,...
What Your Nails Say About Your Health
Did you know your nails can reveal clues to your overall health? A touch of white here, a rosy tinge there, or some...
Gavi Ambassador, Awele Elumelu, seeks expanded collaborations for vaccinations in Africa
As Nigeria celebrates the 2019 African Vaccination Week, Gavi Ambassador, Dr Awele Elumelu, calls for more collaborations between the private and public sectors,...
