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The training is part of activities marking World Snake Bite Day which was scheduled last month September 19.

The Guild says Nigeria may resort to importation of doctors to address shortage.

The vaccination followed the detection of 36 new cases mostly in Danmusa and Kankara Local Government Areas of the state.

The trecruitment is a step in the implementation of the Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) policy

The bidding committee says Nigeria lost the bidding due to international politics.

An official said the affected premises included 12 pharmacies and 327 patent medicine shops.

The NHIS says it was a false report “as it was impossible for the scheme’s account to be hacked or tampered with”.

The organisation said modern contraceptive prevalent rate (mCPR) is still very low in Nigeria, increasing marginally from 10 per cent in 2013 to 12 per cent in 2018.

UNICEF says Nigeria needs to buy 229,636 cartons of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)

Mr Dangote says he was ‘unaware’ of the magnitude of humanitarian assistance needed in the country “until he met with Mr Gates”.

Mr Gates spoke at the Goalkeepers event at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on Wednesday.

The House urged the Federal Ministry of Health to implement the National Malaria Treatment Policy and ensure that treatment of malaria in all public hospitals

The psychiatrist says about 28 to 40 in 100,000 doctors commit suicide, higher than the 12.3 per 100,000 in the general population.

The World Health organisation is introducing a new Ebola vaccine to complement the successes of the original vaccine.

The doctor appeared before the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) Tribunal.

The PHCUOR is a policy for the integration of all Primary Health Care services under one single authority

The PHCs were renovated to strengthen primary healthcare and community resilience for improved maternal, new-born child health and nutrition.

The wife of the Nigerian president calls for more funding in the fight to end tuberculosis.

Bill and Melinda Gates called on African leaders to invest in quality girl-child education and health, as 34,000 children are reported to face acute malnutrition in Taraba State.

WHO says the investment is in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage.

The minister says there were reports indicating grave concerns over the performance of HMOs “which is collectively resulting in poor service delivery”.

As of September 11, there had been 169 clinically suspected laboratory cases of the disease with 15 confirmed.