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Health bills the 8th National Assembly failed to pass
AS today marks end of the term for the eighth National Assembly, The ICIR highlights major health bills that could have…
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Hypertension still killing many Nigerians despite govt policy to reduce the number
WHEN Tanko Gwapna, a 46-year-old civil servant, felt continuous dizziness that affected his work, he had to listen to…
Medical experts, policymakers interact on improving quality healthcare in Nigeria
NIGERIAN health workers and policymakers have raised a concern for a quality healthcare provision and the attainment of…
IMF advises Nigeria to remove fuel subsidy at the time state govts still owe many…
CHRISTINE Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has advised Nigeria and other countries who…
Good health is still a privilege, not a right in Nigeria. Here is why
DIRECTOR General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in his speech during an event in Geneva…
Lagos govt starts investigation into alleged ‘patients poaching’ by state doctors
THE Lagos State Government says it has ordered investigation into the death of a child, and allegations of patients…
DAMAGED: Boko Haram’s violence inflicts emotional injury on children, and it is…
Children caught up in the Boko Haram's 10-year-old insurgency suffer damage not so easily repaired. They are now…
INVESTIGATION: How customs, police caught and released truckload of codeine after…
LAST week, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) released a statement that it…
INVESTIGATION: Millions meant for combating HIV/AIDS in Nigeria end up in private…
The ICIR investigations show that hundreds of millions of naira released for HIV campaigns, counselling and testing…
NMA blames cancer spread on poor media coverage, legislation
NIGERIA Medical Association (NMA) has blamed the increased incidence and menace of cancer on poor reportage and…