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Experts encourage safe injection to prevent Hepatitis C


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According to medical experts, with safe injection practices and policies in place, Nigeria can eliminate Hepatitis C by 2030. READ ALSO: Association tasks health workers to prioritise patients’ safety A Professor of Public Health at…

HPV vaccine: Experts urge Nigerians to disregard misinformation


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Medical experts have asked Nigerians to disregard misinformation going around about the Human Papillomavirus vaccine (HPV), assuring that the vaccine is safe and remains the most effective way to prevent cervical cancer. READ ALSO: …

Experts urge Katsina Government to procure more equipment for PHCs


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Medical experts in Katsina State have urged the government to procure more equipment and recruit more personnel for its understaffed primary healthcare centres (PHCs). READ ALSO: Medical-Experts advocate mandatory blood sugar testing in…

Appendicitis: Delayed surgery may cause infection, Death – Experts


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Medical experts have described appendicitis as one of the leading causes of surgical emergency admission in most hospitals, warning that delayed appendicectomy, may lead to ruptured appendicitis complications, which can cause infections and…

Hepatitis B more dangerous, infectious than HIV – Experts warn


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According to medical experts, Hepatitis B is far more dangerous and infectious than the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), as it causes liver damage, liver cancer and even death. According to the World Health Organisation, Hepatitis B…

Brain Drain: Expert calls for proper care of doctors


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A medical expert, Dr Gabriel Maduabuchi, has called for proper care of medical doctors to curb the continued brain drain in the nation’s health care sector. He made this known to newsmen on Sunday during the inauguration of ‘True1Home…

Delta COVID-19 variant still dominates – Experts


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The Delta variant remains dominant and medical experts, governments and vaccine makers are urging people to take advantage of booster jabs where they are available. READ ALSO: Nigeria approves COVID-19 Booster dose Laboratory tests…

Experts call for periodic eye check-up


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Medical experts have urged Nigerians to embrace the culture of periodic eye check-up as a means to curb the growing cases of eye related infections, diseases and defects. READ ALSO: Cameroonian Refugees get free medical services in Cross…