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Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 166 Deaths As Fatality Rises Above 2024 Rate – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, says 166 people died from Lassa fever between January and September 2025, with the case fatality rate now higher…
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Resident Doctors Give FG 30-day Ultimatum Over Outstanding Demands
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has given the Federal Government a 30-day deadline to meet a series of outstanding welfare and policy demands affecting its members.…
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Akwa Ibom Declares Two Doctors Wanted for Abandoning Duty
The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared two medical doctors wanted after allegedly abandoning their duty posts despite being trained for eight years with state resources. Those declared…
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Gov Umo Eno Declares State Of Emergency On Health In Akwa Ibom
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has declared a state of emergency on the health sector after reviewing his administration’s healthcare development roadmap, NAN reported. The move is…
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ADC Calls On Akwa Ibom Health Commissioner To Resign Over Pregnant Woman’s Death
The Action Democratic Congress (ADC) Akwa Ibom State chapter has strongly condemned the Akwa Ibom State Government over the death of a pregnant woman and her newborn baby…
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SAD! Nigerian Doctor Planning To Relocate To UK, Slumps And Dies
A young resident doctor at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, RSUTH, Dr. Femi Rotiifah, has collapsed and died after being on duty for 72-hours non-stop. TheNewsDESK.ng reports…
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Tinubu Approves 80% Subsidy on Dialysis in Federal Hospitals
NewsDESK | President Bola Tinubu has approved a major subsidy on kidney dialysis in federal hospitals, reducing the cost of each session from about ₦50,000 to ₦12,000. The…
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NHIA Garners Support From Stakeholders Towards Improved Health Insurance Ecosystem
NewsDESK | The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has declared that all hands must be on deck to ensure an improved health insurance ecosystem. The agency’s coordinator for…
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GIFA Distributes Patcare Kits To Expectant Mothers
To enhance maternal and child healthcare in Akwa Ibom State, the Golden Initiative for All, GIFA, has provided essential medical kits to pregnant women in Ibesikpo Asutan Local…
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Tinubu Lauds NAFDAC For Retaining WHO Regulatory Status On Medicines, Vaccines
Monday August 11, 2025By TheNewsDESK | President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on retaining its Maturity Level…
