Every Nigerian Can Get Health Insurance By 2015 - NHIS

The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Dr. Abdulrahman Sambo has revealed that Health Insurance for All is still achievable by 2015. In a recent interview, he said achieving universal health coverage is simple and easy....

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House Commences Investigations Into The Management Of HIV/AIDS Funds

Nigeria's House of Representatives has commenced investigations into the management of funds earmarked for tackling HIV/AIDS pandemic in Nigeria....

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To End AIDS, We Must Also End Poverty, Says President Goodluck Jonathan

Jennifer Ehidiamen Today in Africa, women in power have considered it important to synergize and address issues affecting women and girls in Africa, said Professor Viola Onwuliri, during her opening remark. Professor Onwuliri is Nigeria's minister of foreign affairs and soon to be president of GlobalPower...

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Bishop Benson Idahosa Introduced Me To Healthcare Database Solutions - Ladi Leo David Waters

The Managing Director of LDWATS Limited, Mr. Ladi Leo David Waters has told HealthNewsNG his project in the health sector was as a product of his relationship with the late Bishop Benson Idahosa. ...

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High Cost Of Treatment And Poor Professional Practice Responsible For Death Of Nigerian Patients With Renal Dysfunction

The Managing Director of Dialysis World Nigeria (DWN Africa), Ugonabu H. S. has decried the high incidence of renal dysfunction in Nigeria. In an exclusive interview with HealthNewsNG, he said about 70 per cent Nigerians are suffering from various forms of renal dysfunction and many are dying as...

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Nigerian Resident Doctors Set To Commence Nationwide Strike Tomorrow

Nigerian doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) will tomorrow commence a three-day warning strike as directed by the national body which is accusing the federal government of not taking the issue of residency training serious in Nigeria....

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Internship Opportunity For Medical Laboratory Scientists At NAUTH Nnewi

The management of Nnambdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital yesterday announced it is now receiving applications from suitably qualified individuals seeking to be Intern Medical Laboratory Scientists at the tertiary hospital located in Nnewi, Anambra state....

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30% of Women Worldwide Are Victims of Violence - WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described violence against women as a global health problem of epidemic proportions. This was contained in a new report released by the global health body in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical...

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Carter Center Holds Human Rights Forum Webcast

The Carter Center, an organization pioneered by former US President Jimmy Carter will host a human rights forum which will focus on the role of religion in advancing women’s right...

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Interview With Sanjay Sehgal - Exhibition Director, Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions

Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions are the organizers of the biggest medical laboratory event in West Africa, the Medic West Africa that will be holding later in the year in Lagos Nigeria. HealthNewsNG spoke to Sanjay Sehgal – Exhibition Director Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions on expectations...

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Expert Calls For Newborn Screening For Sickle Cell Disorder

A medical expert has enjoined parents to request newborn screening for sickle cell disorder for their babies. According to Prof Ola Akinyanju, this is needed for early preventive care of children with sickle cell disorder (SCD)....

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Nigerian Medical Colleges To Bring Scientific Evidence To Herbal Medicine

Nigeria's health minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu has announced that medical schools across Nigeria will soon be asked to incorporate herbal medicine into the curricula. Speaking in Abuja, the minister said the move is essential to enhance the standard of Nigeria's health sector....

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Despite Ban, Many Nigerians Are Still Using Chloroquine - WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that in spite of the ban it placed on the use of chloroquine, artesunate, sulphadoxine pyremethamine and other monotherapies, the drugs continue to thrive in Nigeria...

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Job Opportunity For Nutrition Advocacy Senior Associate

ACTION has announced job opportunity for a senior associate for nutrition advocacy. The application deadline is July ...

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Nigerians Relate With Health Issues They Can Put A Face On - Dr. Juliet Offiah

Dr. Juliet Offiah, host of Health Matters with Dr. Julz radio talk show on Nigeria Info 99.3 FM in Lagos has told HealthNewsNG Nigerians relate more with health stories they can put a human face on irrespective of the issue being discussed. ...

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Health Ministry, NMA and MLSCN Endorse Medic West Africa 2013

Organizers of the largest medical laboratory event in West Africa have told HealthNewsNG this year's event has been endorsed by stakeholders in the Nigerian health sector including the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria...

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WHO Announces New Drug For MDR-TB

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published an interim guideline for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). According to WHO, about 500,000 new cases of MDR-TB are reported annually....

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Tonto Dikeh and Stella Damasus Are No Longer Red Cross Ambassadors

The Nigerian Red Cross has announced popular actresses, Tonto Dikeh and Stella Damasus are no longer its brand ambassadors. According to the Nigerian Red Cross, the reputation and lifestyles of both actresses compelled it to make the decision...

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Scholarship Opportunity: Masters in Forensic Science

This is made available through the Erasmus mundus program which aims to enhance quality in higher education through scholarships and academic cooperation between Europe and the rest of the wor...

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AMLSN JUTH Chapter Holds 6th Annual General Meeting And Scientific Week

Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) chapter of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has flagged off this year's edition of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Week today with the theme "The Role of Medical Laboratory Scientist in Molecular Biology D...

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Nigerian Government Tackles Maternal Mortality By Recruiting 2,000 Midwives

Nigerian government has said it plans to improve the quality of healthcare at the rural areas. According to the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Ado Mohammed, the government will achieve this by recruiting 2,000 more midwives through the Midwives Service...

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Senator Challenges NAFDAC Over Seized Drugs

Officers of the National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have impounded drugs ordered by Senator Babafemi Ojudu for a free health mission. The senator revealed in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital while speaking at the official flag off of the free health progra...

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Rivers State Has Higher HIV/AIDS Prevalence Than Nigeria, Expert Decries Stigmatization

A senior lecturer at the department of medicine and surgery, University of Port Harcourt, Dr. Bassey Fiebai has decried the plight of people living with HIV/AIDS in Rivers States. According to him, the stigmatization is still strong despite efforts by various agencies to eradicate stigmatization...

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Taraba Governor Discharged From Johns Hopkins Hospital, Convalescing In New York

Danbaba Suntai, the executive governor of Taraba state has been discharged from an American hospital where he was receiving treatment for injuries sustained in a plane crash that occurred in October 2012.  ...

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[VACANCY] HIV/AIDS Medical Officer Wanted At WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced it is seeking a medical officer that specializes in HIV/AIDS and who has bagged a medical degree from a recognized university. Furthermore, the desired candidate must have a postgraduate degree in epidemiology or public health....

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US Embassy Abuja Announces Vacancy For Senior Reproductive Health Manager

The United States embassy in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja has announced a job opening in its population and nutrition office. According to the embassy, it is seeking to recruit a senior reproductive health manager...

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Lagos To Host West Africa's Largest Medical Laboratory Event

Organizers of Medic West Africa today revealed they are introducing Medlab Nigeria 2013 alongside Medic West Africa (MWA) which will be the largest medical laboratory event in the entire West African region. ...

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Webinar Focuses On Children & Adolescents In Health Decision Making

The role of children and adolescents in health decision-making is the focus of the 5th HIFA2015-CHILD2015 Webinar that will hold on 27th June 2013. ...

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Chevron Nigeria Job Vacancies for Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist and Physicians

Chevron Nigeria Limited announced job openings in its establishment  for the Senior Medical Laboratory Scientists and other categories of staff...

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WHO Calls For More Voluntary Blood Donors

As the world celebrates the tenth annual World Blood Donor Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on all countries to ensure that by 2020, all their supplies of blood and blood products are gotten from voluntary unpaid donors....

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Nigerian Government Set To Ban Tobacco Smoking

Nigerian government has revealed that it will ban smoking in the country as soon as the anti-tobacco bill that is currently before the lawmakers is passed into law. This was revealed yesterday by Nigeria's health minister, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu....

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[OPINION] Blood Accessibility & Commercialization - Where We Stand

Tobi Lala Blood transfusion is an indispensable component of health care. It contributes to saving millions of lives each year in both routine and emergency situations, permits increasingly complex medical and surgical interventions and dramatically improves the life expectancy and quality of...

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Abuja To Host Nigerian Healthcare Infrastructure Investment Summit Next Week

Nigeria's capital city of Abuja will next week host Nigerian Healthcare Infrastructure Investment Summit with the goal of promoting investment opportunities in Nigeria's health sector in the short, medium and long terms....

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Population Council Announces Scholarships For Young Nigerian HIV Researchers

The Population Council has announced it would be offering scholarships to Young Nigerians who will be attending the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) holding in South Africa in December 2013....

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IRP Hosts TweetChat On Media Tools & Challenges Of Reporting Health

The International Reporting Project (IRP) will today host a live tweetchat on media tools and reporting health. According to a statement posted on the project's official Facebook page, IRP said its new media fellows will be discussing challenges journalists face when reporting global health in the...

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To Prevent Ageing, Use Sunscreen - New Study Recommends

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has shown that daily usage of sunscreen helps in the prevention of ageing. According to the researchers, in addition to previously studied roles of sunscreen in the prevention of cancer and painful sunburns, daily application of sunscreen...

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Nigerian Medical Practitioners At The Center Of Controversy Surrounding Death Of Pregnant Woman In London

Two Nigerian medical professionals, Chinyere Inyama, a coroner, and Dr Babatunde Coker, a senior surgical consultant are at the center of investigations into the death of a pregnant woman in London....

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Governor Fashola Signs Lagos Cremation Bill, Nigerians React

Babatunde Raji Fashola, Lagos state governor yesterday signed the state's cremation bill that allows individuals to voluntarily request to be cremated following demise. Signing the bill into law on Monday, Governor Fashola described enacting the bill shows the state is embracing the concept...

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[BREAKING NEWS] University of Ibadan Postgraduate School Commences Sale of Forms for 2013/14 Academic Session

The postgraduate school of Nigeria's premier university, the University of Ibadan today officially announced it has commenced the sale of forms for 2013/2014 academic session at the nation's top-ranked Ivory Tower. In a statement made available to HealthNewsNG, the university said it has commenced...

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HealthNewsNG.com, 4 Others Join HIFA2015 Global Campaign

Nigeria's reliable source for news concerning the nation's health sector, HealthNewsNG.com and four other organizations in different parts of the world were today unveiled as the latest supporting organizations for the Healthcare Information For All by 2015 (HIFA2015) global campaign....

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Delta State University Teaching Hospital Vacancies

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant positions in the under listed departments: ...

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Nigerian Doctor Bags Award In North London

Dr. Nkem Thompson, a breast cancer survivor and Nigerian general practitioner practicing in North London has become the first medical professional to win the Award2U-sponsored motivation speaker of the year award at an event held at the Kensington Town Hall, London, England....

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Nelson Mandela Hospitalized for Lung infection

President Nelson Mandela who has been ill for some time was on Friday taken to a hospital in Pretoria at about 01:30 local time from his home in a suburb of Johannesburg. He has been ill for some time but his condition suddenly exacerbated prior to his transfer to the Hospital...

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Therapy Reduced PTSD, Combined Depression And Anxiety Symptoms In African Female Survivors Of Sexual Violence

New England Journal of Medicine today published the results of a clinical trial sponsored by the  U.S. Agency for International Development Victims of Torture Fund and the World Bank. ...

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ICASA Announces Guidelines For Abstract Submission And Scholarship Application For This Year's AIDS Conference

The 17th international AIDS conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa holding from 7th to 11th December, 2013 is expected to host close to 10,000 delegates.  ...

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Job Opportunity For Deputy Director Of Medical Laboratory Services

Ekiti State University (EKSU) has announced it is recruiting a deputy director of medical laboratory services. In an official announcement signed by the registrar of the university, Omojola Awosusi (PhD), the university said the successful applicant will be placed on CONUNASS 14 and will...

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Policies And Politics Are Militating Against Healthcare In Nigeria - Gov Fayemi

The executive governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has blamed inconsistent policies and lack of political commitment to health issues as part of the problems facing healthcare in Nigeria. Fayemi stated this while delivering the 8th Prof. Olikoye Ransome-Kuti Lecture in Lagos....

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[SPECIAL REPORT] Surgical Service In South West Nigeria - The Ibarapa Experience

Dr Oluyombo Awojobi It is often forgotten and not well appreciated that Nigeria provided the blueprint for primary health care delivery to the world when the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ibadan, initiated the Ibarapa Community and Primary Health Programme in 1963.1 This programme, based...

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