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WHO Urges Countries To Accelerate Access To Cataract Surgery
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to accelerate efforts to ensure that millions of people living with cataract can access simple, sight restoring […]
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Cervical Cancer Preventable, Curable, Says UN
The UN has said cervical cancer is both preventable and curable with proper access to screening, vaccination and treatment. UN, in a statement on Friday, […]
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Mangal Foundation Offers Free Surgeries To 18,000 Eye Patients
About 18,000 vulnerable patients with various eye ailments have received free eye care and surgeries from the Mangal Foundation since 2016. A board member, Hussaini […]
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Arrest Of Unlicensed Healers In Cross River Commendable- NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association has commended the state government for arresting and prosecuting ten unlicensed traditional medicine practitioners, describing the action as necessary for public […]
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Nigerian Men Urged To Embrace Vasectomy, Other Family Planning Methods
Medical experts have called on Nigerian men to embrace vasectomy and other safe and effective contraceptive options. The experts said this would help to promote […]
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Biochemistry Practitioners Want FG To Prioritise Use Of Alternative Medicine
The Biochemistry Practitioners, Plant Treatment Oasis Association of Nigeria has called on the federal government to prioritise the use of alternative medicine to enhance the […]
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Flesh-eating Disease Responsible For Seven Deaths In Adamawa Not Buruli Ulcer, Says FG
The Federal Government has said the strange flesh-eating disease responsible for seven deaths in Malabu, Adamawa State, is not Buruli Ulcer as initially suspected by […]
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NCDC: Lassa Fever Has Killed 166 In Nine Months; Fatality Rate Higher Than 2024
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), said 166 people died from Lassa fever between January and September 2025, with the case fatality […]
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Scottish Varsity Researcher Develops AI Tools For Fast, Life-Saving Skin Cancer Diagnoses
A researcher at a Scottish university has developed AI tools that could give people in remote areas of the world access to fast and potentially […]
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Katsina NMA Threatens Strike Over Salary Adjustment Circular
The Nigerian Medical Association, Katsina State chapter, has threatened to embark on strike over a purported Federal Government circular on salary adjustments for medical and […]