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Gene Breakthrough: Overweight baby girls at risk of premature puberty — Study

Girls who are overweight in childhood may be at greater risk of early puberty, genetic research has revealed. In the largest study of its kind to date

NEPWHAN decries shortage of testing kits for malaria, HIV in 5 Sokoto LGAs

The Network of People Living With HIV in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has decried the shortage of HIV test kits in some health facilities across five LGAs of Sok

‘Nigeria to commence local production of active pharmaceutical ingredient’

Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited is set to soon set up a plant for the production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) in Nigeria, the Dir

NHIA, stakeholders agree on new tariffs for medicines, services

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and its stakeholders have agreed on a new medicine and services pricing structure. In a statement yeste

Five simple steps to prevent deadly cholera

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) recently confirmed cholera outbreaks across the country, with 1,141 suspected cases and 3