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Friday, 15 July 2016 - 5:15am

President Buhari and WHO Regional Director agree on the need to increase domestic funding for health

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His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed with Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director (RD) for Africa, on the need for increasing domestic funding for health in Nigeria.

Friday, 15 July 2016 - 5:03am

Nothing should make doctors embark on strike – Ngige

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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has condemned the spate of strikes in the health sector, stating that the action was against the oath medical doctors swore to when they were inducted into the profession.

Thursday, 14 July 2016 - 4:02am

Sky-high bills leave Nigerian mothers and newborns trapped in hospitals

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Four months after giving birth in Umuahia, the capital of Nigeria's southeastern Abia state, 23-year-old single mother Amarachi Amadi is still in hospital with her baby girl.

Thursday, 14 July 2016 - 3:53am

In Zaria Gynaecologist calls for unified healthcare system

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Prof. Oladapo Shittu, an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, on Tuesday called for a unified healthcare system to improve Nigeria’s health sector.