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ASURI declares indefinite strike, picketing at NIMR over retirement dispute
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ASURI declares indefinite strike, picketing at NIMR over retirement dispute

Operations at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) are set to be disrupted following the declaration of an immediate total and indefinite strike by the Institute’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) over what it describes as the “unlawful” retirement of senior research directors.

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WHX returns to Lagos as healthcare investment surges across West Africa
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WHX returns to Lagos as healthcare investment surges across West Africa

West Africa’s healthcare sector is gaining fresh momentum as investment flows, policy reforms, and regional trade opportunities converge, with the return of the World Health Expo Lagos 2026 set to anchor new partnerships and accelerate growth.

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Nigerian doctor Adeyemo bags prestigious European fellowship in internal medicine
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Nigerian doctor Adeyemo bags prestigious European fellowship in internal medicine

By Chioma Obinna A Nigerian-born physician, Dr. Jerry Adeyemo, has been inducted as a Fellow of the European Federation of Internal Medicine, marking a major milestone in his medical career and further spotlighting Nigeria’s growing footprint in global healthcare.The fellowship, regarded as one of the highest professional honours in internal medicine in Europe, is awarded […]

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Sodium: CAPPA, stakeholders back NAFDAC to curb hypertension

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, and other stakeholders have thrown their weight behind the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on proposed sodium reduction regulations aimed at tackling the rising burden of hypertension and other diet-related diseases in Nigeria.

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HEALTH CRISIS: Chronicles of cancer survivors
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HEALTH CRISIS: Chronicles of cancer survivors

The stories of cancer survivors and people living with cancer are typical and just a few among the several hundreds of thousands that form the quiet frontline of a crisis Nigerians rarely talk about. Vanguard’s investigations reveal that Nigeria is facing a steep increase in new cancer cases and survivors.

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Group, family enrolment model strengthens insurance sustainability for informal sector, SMEs
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Group, family enrolment model strengthens insurance sustainability for informal sector, SMEs

By Sola Ogundipe & Chioma Obinna Health insurance options for the informal sector as well as small and medium-scale businesses have been boosted with the official launch of the Group, Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP) by Ultimate Health Management Organisation (HMO). The launch comes on the heels of the NHIA Act of […]

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