Expert advocates citizen-focused new health system for Nigeria
Emeritus Professor Oladipo Akinkugbe has called for a new health system that is tailored to the needs of the ordinary man in the street
Why Nigerians defecate publicly
Special report on why improved public awareness is not enough to reduce public defecation in Nigeria
First aid tips to save accident victims
The first few minutes of a medical emergency are always critical, but nearly two thirds of us admit we wouldn’t know what to do
Study identifies risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria
A new study has identified risk factors associated with neonatal deaths in Nigeria using the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
Doctors call for Lassa fever treatment centers in south east Nigeria
The South East zonal caucus of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has enjoined the Nigerian government to establish health centres and facilities where Lassa fever patients could be treated and managed
Doctors' sack is in Nigeria's best interest - government
07:57 Association of Resident Doctors, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigerian Medical Association, presidency, strike
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The Nigerian government has revealed that its decision to suspend the Residency Training Programme in the health sector
was done in the overall interest of all Nigerians.
Nigerian government sacks resident doctors
09:48 Association of Resident Doctors, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu
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Nigerian government yesterday (Thursday) announced indefinite suspension of residency training programme for doctors in the country.
Nigeria's health ministry confirms 75 dead in bus station bombing
09:09 Abuja, bomb blast, bus station, Goodluck Jonathan, Islamic extremists, Nigeria, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, terrorism
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The
toll from a massive explosion at a busy bus station in Nigeria's
capital rose to 75 dead Tuesday and is expected to grow. There has been
no claim of responsibility for the rush-hour blast,
though President Goodluck Jonathan is blaming the attack on Islamic
extremists.
Health professionals kick against passage of National Health Bill
14:58 AMLSN, Foundation for African Cultural Heritage, Goodluck Jonathan, law, medical law, National Health Bill, PSN, Senate
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Members of the Foundation for
African Cultural Heritage have said the provisions in the newly
revised 2014 National Health Bill are against the ethics of the health profession.
Homosexuals will be severely affected by Nigeria's ani-gay lway - UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
said the controversial anti-gay law that the Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan signed into law could affect access to HIV services for lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.





