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Cross River receives EngenderHealth team OGOJA - The Federal government has directed all teaching hospitals and Federal Medical Centres in the country to wave payment of surgery and laboratory fees for all fistula patients who…

It was difficult to believe that children with such acutely-malnourished looks and in such huge number could be seen in just two local government areas of  Kaduna state.  They looked so feeble, emaciated and sickly that one would doubt…

New EU 'successor project' takes off ABUJA - The United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC)  formally ended its five-year 'Support to Justice Sector in Nigeria' project today  amid high commendations and accolades by…

Provost stresses need for ethical practice and team work The first batch of 2016 Medical & Dental graduands of College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba have been charged to go out and contribute their quota in the…

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has promised to champion advocacy on the  prevention of obstetric fistula, as well as other maternal birth complications in Kwara State. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari made the promise recently in his…

The Board of Trustees, Centre for the Advancement of Research in Diabetes in Nigeria, has concluded plans to establish a diabetes research centre in the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State. The centre, when…

Urges concerted effort to improve nationwide coverage Accountability Coalition group, Community Health and Research Initiative (CHR) and Track Health have lauded the Federal Government for improved transparency in reporting the…

LUTH confirms 3 cases on admission, says they are responding to treatment The Chief Medical Director of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Chris Bode, today confirmed that three out of the 100 people  on surveillance,…

Two dead, two on admission Edo state also reports two cases The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) today confirmed the death of two patients from Lassa fever. Two others, one of them a doctor who took part in the…

Health Commissioner says government will increase  fistula budget SOBI, KWARA STATE -  The Commisioner for health,  Kwara State, Dr. Sulaiman Alege, said the state government has plans to increase budget line for fistula in the 2018…