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Over half of malaria treatments occur without test – Study
Over half of malaria treatments in Nigeria still occur without diagnosis despite widespread availability of malaria rapid diagnostic test (mRDT).
More physicians trivialise test-based…
R-Jolad unveils new facility to provide affordable quality healthcare
R-Jolad, a multi-specialist hospital group in Nigeria providing quality and affordable healthcare, has recently unveiled the new R-Jolad Plus facility, a premium and affordable hospital…
Hopes of cancer immunity rise as vaccine expected by 2030
The growth of research work establishing communication between the immune system and cancer cells has raised hopes of achieving immunity against some cancers responsible for over half of…
Ghana beats Nigeria to adopt first Malaria vaccine
Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved the use R21/Matrix-MTM, a malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India, beating Nigeria to deploy the…
Drugmakers’ profits up 17% amid rising costs, FX crisis
Three of the largest drugmakers in Nigeria saw their combined profit after tax rise by 17 percent from N6.36 billion in the 2022 financial year from N5.42 billion in 2021.
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