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August 19, 2025
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Health, News, Tinubu

Tinubu Orders Reduction In Dialysis Cost From ₦50,000 To ₦12,000 – Presidency

President Bola Tinubu has approved a significant reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis sessions at federal hospitals, slashing the price from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000. This move is aimed...

August 13, 2025
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Health, optometrist, Technology

Optometry in a Changing World: Adapting to Emerging Trends

In July, I had the privilege of attending the 48th National Conference and Vision Expo of the Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) in Umuahia, Abia State. It was a landmark...

Intimacy in Marriage Should Be a Choice, Not a Duty - LSDVA

August 9, 2025
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Health, Lagos state

Intimacy in marriage a choice, not a duty – Lagos agency

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has emphasized that consent in marriage does not end at the wedding altar. The agency warned that intimacy should always be...

July 19, 2025
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health care, Health

NUAHP Urges Government to Boost Health Sector Funding, End Leadership Imbalance

The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) has called on the federal and state governments to significantly increase funding to the health sector and address what it described...

July 14, 2025
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Food, Health

Poorly Processed Garri May Lead to Blindness – Aproko Doctor Warns

Nigerian medical doctor and social media health influencer, Chinonso Egemba, popularly known as Aproko Doctor, has raised an important health alert regarding the potential risks of consuming poorly processed...

Nigeria Rallies for HIV Sustainability at 7th National Council – A Bold Step Toward Health Resilience

July 11, 2025
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Health

Nigeria to Convene 7th National Council on AIDS, Focus on Sustainability Amid Changing Global Aid Trends

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has announced plans to host the seventh edition of the National Council on AIDS (NCA), aimed at advancing Nigeria’s HIV...

June 25, 2025
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Health, WHO

Tobacco Kills 1.3M Non-Smokers Annually – WHO Report Warns

Around 1.3 million people die from second-hand smoke every year, according to a World Health Organisation report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025. The report released at the World...

June 18, 2025
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Health, Education

ACPN Urges Tinubu to Address Physician Dominance in Health and Education Sectors

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in what it describes as the growing and detrimental dominance of medical doctors...

June 18, 2024
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Health, LASG

LAGOS FLOATS SMART HEALTH INFORMATION PLATFORM FOR PATIENTS’ DATA MANAGEMENT

•Sanwo-Olu: ‘This is bold move to use technology for effective health delivery’ •State Govt signs concession agreement with Interswitch, eClat A new revolution has kicked off in Lagos State’s...

April 19, 2024
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Strange disease: NCDC meets Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna health commissioners.

Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, has met with the Sokoto, Kaduna and Zamfara states Commissioners for Health over the spread of...