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‘Why Nigeria needs a Medical Research Council’

The Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Babatunde Salako, has called for the establishment of a medical research co

90% of health research in Nigeria donor-funded – NIMR

Almost 90% of medical research in Nigeria is funded by donors, Director General of Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Babatunde Salako, ha

‘Fully vaccinating children key to preventing diphtheria‘

Dr. Faisal Shuaib is the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). In this interview, he speaks on the recen

RMRDC develops herbal compositions for diabetes, blood pressure, others

The federal government says it is compiling a list of over 150 medicinal plants growing in Nigeria in order to extract their active ingredients for he

Women should get up to SEVEN ultrasounds in pregnancy, expert say

Pregnant women should be offered more than two ultrasounds during pregnancy, experts say.  Currently, mothers-to-be are only routinely offered scans o