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Community Pharmacists urge Senate to discard NHFRA Bill to prevent health sector turmoil
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria is calling on the Senate to abandon the NHFRA Bill, citing concerns over regulatory duplication and professional tension.
ABUAD Vice Chancellor Advocates for Improved Healthcare Worker Welfare to Curb Medical Tourism
ABUAD Vice Chancellor Professor Smaranda Olarinde argues that improving healthcare worker welfare is essential to retaining talent and reducing the need for Nigerians to seek medical care abroad, a sentiment echoed during the hospital's celebration of its 50th successful kidney transplant.
Akwa Ibom NMA Proposes Free Trade Zone Status for Ibom Medical City
The Akwa Ibom NMA has asked Governor Umo Eno to establish the Ibom Medical City as a free trade zone to attract global healthcare investment and boost local infrastructure.
Struggling with a 14-hour daily phone habit, one man seeks professional therapy to break free
A personal trainer and others struggling with intense digital dependency are turning to therapy and support groups to overcome the compulsion of constant phone usage.
Woman miraculously survives after being pronounced dead by two hospitals
Dorcas Okechukwu recounts her survival after being declared dead by two medical facilities before a doctor at a third hospital discovered a pulse.
Central African Republic announces cholera epidemic following 24 fatalities
The Central African Republic reports a cholera outbreak with 24 fatalities and 197 cases confirmed in districts near Bangui.
Abuja’s Eleos Specialist Hospital Introduces Scarless Laser Prostate Surgery
Eleos Specialist Hospital in Abuja is now performing the ThuFLEP laser procedure, a non-invasive way to treat enlarged prostates that allows patients to go home almost immediately.
Nigeria boosts Ebola defenses as NCDC ramps up border monitoring
The NCDC is strengthening national Ebola preparedness by enhancing border surveillance, auditing medical infrastructure, and coordinating with state authorities to address facility maintenance and diagnostic challenges.
How a digital message between grieving fathers triggered a landmark NHS maternity investigation
A pivotal connection between two grieving fathers helped spark a massive review into maternity care failings at Nottingham University Hospitals, uncovering hundreds of preventable infant deaths and injuries.
Resident Doctors threaten indefinite strike at LUTH over withheld meal benefits
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors is planning an indefinite strike at LUTH, citing the hospital's refusal to provide essential call meals for staff.