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THE Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced a three-day medical outreach Programme for residents of flood-ravaged Wauru-Jabbe community of Yola South Local Government Area in Adamawa. Flagging-off the exercise on Monday, Chief of Air Staff…

GOV. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has approved the importation of vital medical equipment needed by secondary health facilities in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, said this in a statement on Thursday in…

THE Kogi State Government says it has taken delivery of a consignment of drugs and consumables to be used for a medical outreach programme for indigent patients across the state. The state Commissioner for health, Dr Saka Audu, said that…

THE management of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, says it has achieved another medical feat through the use of improvised methods in conducting a Pulmonary Embolism Surgery to save a patient’s life. Prof.…

THE National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) in Gombe on Tuesday called on traditional medical practitioners to register with the Agency to avoid selling unsafe medicine to the public. Mr Gonzuk Nyor, the State…

PROF. Jonah Onuoha has called on African leaders to provide the needed infrastructure in the health sector in order to check medical tourism.Onuoha, Head of Political Science Department, University of Nigeria Nsukka, made the call on…

DR Willie Onwuocha, Chief Medical Officer of Enugwu-Ukwu General Hospital in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra, says 800 people from the State had so far benefited from Ghent Belgium free medical mission. Onwuocha told the News…

A Kano-based Non-Governmental Organisation, Adamu Abubakar-Gwarzo Foundation has offered free medical screening and treatment to 1, 500 patients in Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano state. The Founder of the NGO and President of Maryam…

A medical expert, Dr Abdulwaheed Abayomi, says he is offering free medical surgeries to 50 sick people in Lagos State as his contributions to stem alarming death rate in the society. Launching the “50 Days One Surgery Per Day” initiative…

Dr Ovo Ogbinaka, a Warri-based Paediatrician, has advised adults to adopt regular medical check-ups to avoid chronic sicknesses that could lead to death. Ogbinaka gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…