| Saturday, 19 November 2016 - 2:17pm |
Health Ministry to establish Bank of HealthThe Federal Ministry of Health on Saturday said it would work with the private sector to establish “Bank of Health’’ to improve healthcare delivery in the country. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this at news conference in Lagos to mark his one year in office. |
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| Thursday, 17 November 2016 - 1:26pm |
Only 1 doctor to 9,000 people in Niger, NMA lamentsThe Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, in Niger says the ratio of doctors to patients in the state was one to 9,000, as against one to 600 recommended by the World Health Organaisation, WHO. |
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| Thursday, 17 November 2016 - 12:40pm |
Reducing burden of diabetes in NigeriaSixty-four-year-old Nnaemeka Onuorah has type 2 diabetes. He was diagnosed of diabetes 24 years ago, and since then, he has been on drugs and special diet. Nnaemeka also developed hypertension five years after diabetes. |
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| Thursday, 17 November 2016 - 10:34am |
Polio: Sokoto to immunise 1.8m childrenSokoto State Government says it is targeting no fewer than 1.8 million children, aged from 0 to 5 years in the ongoing four days polio immunisation in the state. The State Deputy Governor, Ahaji Ahmed Aliyu, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Sunday. |