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Ondo SSG’s Death Exposes State’s Healthcare Crisis
The untimely death of Tayo Oluwatuyi, Ondo State’s Secretary to the State Government (SSG), has exposed the dismal state of healthcare in the state. Popularly known as “Tukana,” Oluwatuyi’s passing has left…
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Pharmacists Must Act Against Antibiotic Resistance– Adefurin
By Our Correspondent Pharmacists have been urged to take a proactive stance against the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. This was emphasised by Dr Taiwo Adefurin during his keynote address at the…
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Certificate verification: Nigerian nurses in UK, US forced to return home
The sudden deactivation of the verification portal by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria in February has plunged countless Nigerian nurses and midwives working abroad into turmoil. Currently, healthcare workers are…
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Tinubu approves policy to reverse health worker migration, address challenges
President Bola Tinubu has approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the challenges facing Nigeria’s health human resources. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate,…
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STRANGE: Woman born with male, female sex organs fathers two children
Heartbroken after two failed relationships with men, 30-year-old Queen Obukoko, born with male and female sex organs, tells Godfrey George how she impregnated two women with her dominant male organ, the stigma…
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Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week, says WHO
Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organisation said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease.…
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Cleric recommends two years exclusive breastfeeding for babies
An Islamic cleric, Tajudeen Adebayo, on Tuesday, advised mothers to make up their minds to breastfeed their babies exclusively, describing it as the best gift a mother could give to her baby.…
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How tattoos can lead to blood cancers – Experts give details
Oncologists and Haematologists have cautioned Nigerians against the new trend of getting tattoos, warning that the art, which is a type of body modification has been linked to an increased risk of…
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Cholera: 25 cases recorded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed that 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis confirmed to be caused by Cholera were reported at Kirikiri Correctional Centre. This was made known…
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OAUTH Resident Doctors Lament Poor Conditions, Snake Invasion
The Association of Resident Doctors, Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has lamented snake invasion of the hospital and its annex in Ilesa, decrying poor working conditions in the two facilities.…
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Cholera: Nigeria records 54 deaths, 1,579 cases in 32 states – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has announced an increase in the death toll and spread of cholera across 32 states and 115 Local Government Areas, LGAs, of the…
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Cholera: FG in Discussions with Gavi Over Vaccine Shortage
The federal government has initiated talks with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) to secure additional cholera vaccines, according to Jide Idris, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease…