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NARD’s Strike: Families evacuate patients as Abuja doctors desert hospitals
The strike declared Wednesday, by the national leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has taken a heavy toll on patients in all public hospitals in Abuja as
How dearth of accessible healthcare facilities threatens lives of internally displaced Nigerians
Special Report By ISRAEL OLATUNJI TIJANI While young Nigerian men and women are living their dreams, smashing career goals and coming up with technological innovations from the comforts of their
Buhari orders lockdown of Lagos, Abuja, Ogun States for 2 weeks
President Muhammadu Buhari today Sunday, March 29, ordered the cessation of movement in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun states for 14 days as part of measures to
Ordeal of child delivery in Abuja community without water, hospital
Mother of triplets narrates experience ABUJA – To say life has been very difficult for Gloria Ndoka and her family is an understatement. Things have been made worse for
Nigeria’s first cancer treatment centre takes off
ABUJA – Wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, led other government functionaries to commission Nigeria’s first cancer treatment centre in Abuja on Friday December 1. The centre, equipped
Breaking: Health Ministry on fire
• Spokesperson8 says no damage recorded, fire successfully put off ABUJA – The building housing the Federal Ministry of Health at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja is currently on fire.
Only 20% of Nigerian PHCs functional, health facility survey reveals
ABUJA – The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, revealed Tuesday that only 20 percent of health facilities in the country were functional. The minister made the revelation at
FG launches health insurance package for Abuja disabled community
Says disabilities are not liabilities, but for development The Federal Government, through the National Health Insurance, NHIS, yesterday launched a community-based health insurance for disabled community, otherwise known as Disabled
Day Abuja turned pink against cancer
By Kemi Yesufu All over the world, October is the breast cancer awareness month and the 5th day in the month is the Go Pink Day. Pink is the official
HIV: Only 50% of Nigerian patients on treatment – NACA
Only about 747,000 people living with HIV are currently receiving treatment in the country, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has revealed. This figure was released in