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Pharmacists Council Shuts Down 440 Medicine Stores in Gombe
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) says it has sealed about 440 pharmacies and patent medicine stores in Gombe State.
Addressing journalists on the development,...
Nigeria Loses Billions to Brain Drain, Medical Tourism, Minister Laments
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire says the Federal Government is aiming to curb the growing trend of both patients and doctors seeking...
Don’t Shut Isolation Centres, Minister Warns
Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has warned against the idea of closing down isolation centres, saying that a gradual decline in cases of...
NDLEA Arrests Student over Attempt to Smuggle 13.55 Kilograms Cannabis to...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has apprehended a student in connection with a foiled attempt to smuggle hard drugs out of the country to Cyprus.
This much...
SERAP urges ICPC to Investigate Hoarding of COVID-19 Palliatives by States...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, to investigate the alleged hoarding of...
“Sanwo-Olu Should Pay our Two-Month Salaries” – Health Workers Treating COVID-19...
Doctors and nurses treating COVID-19 patients at Lagos State Isolation Centre in Mainland Hospital, Yaba made a clarion appeal to the Lagos state government...
NMA Condemns Hoodlums Attack on Ambulance, Health Workers
The Nigerian Medical Association has urged the government to contain the violent attack by hoodlums on ambulances and healthcare workers in the wake of...
Hoodlums Raid NAFDAC Office In Kaduna, Loot Expired Pharmaceuticals
The Kaduna office of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC) has been attacked by hoodlums who carted away seized fake...
Senate to pass National Mental Health Bill in November
The Nigerian Senate says the arrangement has been concluded to pass the National Health Bill once it undergoes third reading in November 2020.
This development...
Remdesivir-Hydroxychloroquine Regimen doesn’t Reduce COVID-19 Deaths – WHO
The World Health Organisation has announced that a regimen of remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon regimens has no effect on mortality or determine the...
