The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has assured that the Pharmacy Bill will curb inappropriate drug distribution channels which have made Nigeria famous for the fake drug syndrome. President of the society, Cyril Usifo, made this known at the just concluded 95th annual conference of the PSN held in Jos, Plateau …
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Cedarcrest Hospitals has been awarded a medical research grant by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to conduct cancer research. The agency, in a statement on its website, said, “It has awarded a grant to Nigeria’s Cedarcrest Hospitals Limited for a feasibility study to develop a comprehensive cancer treatment centre …
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The United Kingdom’s General Medical Council has licensed fresh 91 Nigerian-trained doctors. Our correspondent discovered that the accreditation of the 91 doctors occurred over 15 days between October 10 and October 25, 2022. The total number of Nigerian-trained doctors in the UK now stands at 10,387. There are 5,210 associate …
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Scientists from West Africa are holding a workshop to discuss and review progress on the largest-ever Lassa fever study, the Enable Lassa Research Programme. The study set up and funded by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations aims at providing a more detailed description of the epidemiology of Lassa fever …
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Africa Centre for Disease Control, on Thursday, said the Ebola outbreakEbola outbreak Acting Director of Africa CDC, Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, told reporters at an online briefing that “the risk is there but it is a manageable risk,’’ adding that at this stage there was no need to go into “full …
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The Nigeria Medical Association on Wednesday said Nigeria has about 24, 000 actively licensed physicians caring for its over 200 million population as a result of brain drain in the country. The NMA President, Dr. Ojinmah Uche, said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a policy dialogue on Nigeria’s health …
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A study conducted by the Senior Executive Course 44 programme of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru in Jos, Plateau State, has revealed that the health sector in Nigeria, among others, has been experiencing a financing and human resource gap in the last few years, worsening the …
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The Federal Government has declared December 8, every year, as Nigeria’s National Blood Donor Day. This is coming on the heels of government’s renewed commitment to ensure the availability of safe and adequate blood for Nigerians in need of it. The National Blood Service Commission disclosed this in a press …
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The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has called on women across Nigeria to key into the vision of sensitisation and awareness of the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) in the fight against breast cancer in the country. Governor Akeredolu, who urged women not to see breast cancer as a …
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Doctors recruited from Nigeria to work in the United Kingdom hospitals have lamented that they are being exploited. The doctors believe they are being overworked and fear they may put their patients’ health at risk. This is according to a BBC investigation published on its website on Tuesday. The investigation …
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