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Canada-based Nigerian doctor sues health authority for discrimination

A Nigerian doctor based in Canada, Dr. Amos Akinbiyi, has sued the Saskatchewan Health…

Doctors protest poor conditions at Lokoja teaching hospital

Resident doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja staged a protest on Friday, calling…

Uganda confirms one death in fresh Ebola outbreak

A nurse in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has died from Ebola, marking a fresh outbreak…

Trump stops HIV, Malaria drug aids to Nigeria, other nations

Millions of people in Nigeria and other poor countries are at risk as the…

Abuja doctors end warning strike after Wike’s intervention

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has called off…

Tinubu appoints new chairman for UniAbuja teaching hospital

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Ikye Orikpo as the new chairman of the…

NCDC deploys experts to Ondo as Lassa fever cases rise

The National Centre for Disease Control has sent a team of experts to Ondo…

NCDC records 22 lassa fever deaths in two weeks

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 143 cases of Lassa…

FCT doctors begin three-day strike over unpaid salaries

Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration, under the Association of Resident Doctors, commenced…

Akwa Ibom declares Cholera outbreak in one community

The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared a cholera outbreak in Emeroke community, located…

Tanzania denies Marburg outbreak after WHO alert

Tanzania has rejected claims of a suspected Marburg virus outbreak in the north-western Kagera…

Rivers govt confirms five Cholera cases, reports nine deaths

The Rivers State government has confirmed five cases of cholera and nine deaths linked…

WHO warns of high-risk Marburg outbreak in Tanzania

The World Health Organization has confirmed a suspected outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in…

FG to launch three cancer facilities by May 2025

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate, has announced that…

We are ready to tackle possible HMPV outbreak – FG

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research has assured the public of its readiness to…