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Nigeria needs 80 years to meet health workers demand

A profile of the country’s health workforce as at December 2012 showed a shortage of more than 216,200 doctors, 190,150 nurses and 67,630 pharmacists-

‘Nigeria to lose N8bn to cardiovascular diseases in 2015’

Making reference to World Health Organization statistics, Dr James Ogunmodede, consultant physician and cardiologist at University of Ilorin Teaching

Polio eradication: How far can ‘influencers’ go?

Anti-polio vaccine propaganda and misinformation from elites in some communities is a major challenge, and rejection from parents has been a recurring

How to find the right flu vaccine

When you visit your doctor for your annual flu shot, don’t be surprised if he sounds more like your local bartender and asks, “What’s your pleasure?”F

Suitable method of family planning

She felt stupid for not giving heed to any of the family planning methods she was taught during her post-natal visits to the hospital.  Another scenar