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NMA 2nd National Health Summit 2019

September 10, 2019November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic145Leave a Comment

NMA National Health Summit 2019: Patient-centered care.

Researchers identify second gene mutation linked to HIV resistance

August 30, 2019November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic42Leave a Comment

Researchers identify second gene mutation linked to HIV resistance Malay Mail WASHINGTON, Aug 30 — A rare genetic mutation that causes a form of muscular dystrophy affecting the limbs also protects against HIV infection, Spanish … View full coverage on Google News Researchers identify second gene mutation linked to HIV resistance – Malay Mail Source: Nigerian […]

FDA clears Ebola rapid antigen fingerstick test with portable reader

August 28, 2019November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic43Leave a Comment

FDA clears Ebola rapid antigen fingerstick test with portable reader News-Medical.net Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that an emergency use authorization (EUA) has been issued for a rapid, single-use test for the … FDA clears Ebola rapid antigen fingerstick test with portable reader – News-Medical.net Source: Nigerian Healthcare Blog

The NCDC is Aware of A Suspected Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Ebonyi State – Nigeria

August 11, 2019November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic31Leave a Comment

The NCDC is Aware of A Suspected Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Ebonyi State – Nigeria ReliefWeb Ebonyi yellow fever death toll rises to 20 The Punch NCDC, Ebonyi Govt responding to yellow fever outbreak — Official Vanguard View full coverage on Google News The NCDC is Aware of A Suspected Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Ebonyi State […]

Fresh polio outbreak hits Jigawa, Katsina, Yobe

September 3, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic485Leave a Comment

Ted Odogwu, Kano Following the confirmation of a fresh polio outbreak in Jigawa, Katsina and Yobe States, the Kano State Government, on Monday, flagged off fresh rounds of polio immunization exercise in nine local government areas that share borders with the affected states. In the affected local government areas, immunization exercise is being conducted between […]

The South-East Governors’ Forum inaugurates Consultative Committee on Health

August 24, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic1254Leave a Comment

The South-East Governors’ Forum on Thursday in Enugu inaugurated its Consultative Committee on Health as one of the thematic areas of priority for the development of the zone. The South-East Governors’ Forum Inaugurating the 12-member committee, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State said that the body would harmonise health-related issues and activities in the zone. […]

Integrated Diagnostics Holdings acquire Nigerian medical diagnostics business, Echo-Scan

February 26, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic518Leave a Comment

London-listed IDH and Mansour family’s Man Capital join to scoop up Nigerian healthcare firm. “With thousands of small clinics, hospitals, and diagnostic centres spread across 36 states, Nigeria’s healthcare market is extremely fragmented and poorly provided for.” London-listed Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDH) has created a joint venture with Man Capital, the investment arm of the […]

I would love to be the go-to aesthetic centre for clients visiting Nigeria– Uju

February 23, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic385Leave a Comment

Source: Nigeria Health Care News Biography Uju Rapu is a medical doctor. Her speciality is in the area of Aesthetic Medicine. She pursued clinical medicine for a period but with an evident passion for Aesthetics, went on and trained with some of London’s Harley Street Aesthetic Specialists and later on worked with Dr Akhere Aire […]

Foundation holds seminar on sickle cell disorder

February 14, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic597Leave a Comment

Foundation holds seminar on sickle cell disorder Vanguard The Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria, SCFN, will next week organize a seminar for doctors and nurses from all the geo-political zones of Nigeria in Lagos. The seminar billed to hold 20 through 22 March, 2018 at the National Sickle Cell Centre, opposite the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, […]

Nigeria: How Remote Villages in Nigeria Can Beat Malaria Through Community Health

February 7, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic522Leave a Comment

Nigeria: How Remote Villages in Nigeria Can Beat Malaria Through Community Health AllAfrica.com Source: Nigeria Health Care News Njediko — Nigeria has more cases and deaths from Malaria than any other country in the world. It’s entire 177 million population is at risk from the disease. But in remote villages, training members of the community to […]

US-based Nigerians Plan to come home to invest

February 5, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic376Leave a Comment

US-based Nigerians Plan to come home to invest Nigerians in U.S. ON FEBRUARY 5, 201810:08 AMIN NEWSCOMMENTS New York – A group of accomplished Nigerian professionals in the U.S. have expressed their eagerness to come home and invest in the Nigerian economy to fast–track the development of the country. Some members of the Infrastructure and […]

Tech company nurtures healthtech startup to tackle blood delivery challenge

February 3, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic511Leave a Comment

Source: Nigeria Health Care News Tech company nurtures healthtech startup to tackle blood delivery challenge The startup has been able to develop a smarter way to deliver blood to Lagos hospitals is getting new funding to expand its service. Nigeria’s leading tech hub, Co-Creation Hub, has nurtured a fast rising startup, Lifebank, to tackle blood […]

Healthcare Providers in Nigeria – Healthcare, Healthcare Services Industries

February 2, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic475Leave a Comment

Healthcare Providers in Nigeria – Healthcare, Healthcare Services Industries MilTech Source: Nigeria Health Care News Healthcare Providers in Nigeria – Healthcare, Healthcare Services Industries 19 February 2018 – by Marcin Kapuściński The Healthcare Providers in Nigeria Report has been published. It provides updated in 2018 year analysis of industries from Healthcare, Healthcare Services Markets. Healthcare Providers […]

Africa News Roundup: China spying on Africa

February 1, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic353Leave a Comment

Source: Nigeria Health Care News A Chinese-Trojan horse?: In 2012, the African Union inaugurated its new headquarters in Addis Ababa. Worth over $200m, the project was fully funded by China, which also built and paid for the building’s computer network. Teodoro Obiang Nguema, president of Equatorial Guinea and then AU chairperson, reportedly proclaimed it “a […]

Teaching hospitals to get N300m, FMCs others N120m to improve healthcare delivery

January 31, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic448Leave a Comment

Teaching hospitals to get N300m, FMCs & others N120m to improve healthcare delivery Vanguard Source: Nigeria Health Care News Adewole said each teaching hospital would get N300 million, Federal Medical Centres N120 million each, while each Fistula Centre and Specialist Hospital would receive N120 million to improve healthcare delivery. He said beyond the intervention in the […]

Abia Government Collaborates With FG To Improve Health Services

January 29, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic480Leave a Comment

Source: Nigeria Health Care News Governor Ikpeazu in Umuahia received the minister of Health, Isaac Adewole who paid him a courtesy visit. Ikpeazu who observed that no state can do it alone except it keys into what the federal government is doing, commended the minister for the intervention in the nation’s healthcare system. The minister […]

Academic Clinic is established in collaboration with Academic Teaching and Specialist Hospitals

January 27, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic575Leave a Comment

Academic Clinic is established in collaboration with Academic Teaching and Specialist Hospitals, to showcase the global health initiative and platform, aim at reducing global health disparity. We plan on your continuous support to reach out to the healthcare needs in Nigeria and offer a systematic and integrated program, with real-time Telehealth engagement, feedback survey and […]

Nigeria Healthcare Providers Call For More Government Intervention

January 25, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic346Leave a Comment

Nigeria Healthcare Providers Call For More Government Intervention Africa Independent Television Source: Nigeria Health Care News The call was made by members of the Pediatric Association Of Nigeria (PAN) and union of national African pediatric societies (UNAPSA) at conference in Abuja. They also emphasised the need for a sustainable immunization exercise and a fight against malnutrition […]

Medical Emergency (Non) Response In Nigeria – By Abiodun Ladepo

January 18, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic471Leave a Comment

Medical Emergency (Non)Response In Nigeria By Abiodun Ladepo SaharaReporters.com Source: Nigeria Health Care News Medical Emergency (Non)Response In Nigeria By Abiodun Ladepo You get accidentally knocked down by a car in the middle of Ibadan…knocked down hard into unconsciousness…what do you think bystanders would do (or can do) to help save your life? It’s an accident, […]

Nigeria’s healthcare status characterised by infant, material mortality

January 17, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic382Leave a Comment

Nigeria’s healthcare status characterised by infant, material mortality —Grange Vanguard Source: Nigeria Health Care News CALABAR —PROFESSOR Adenike Grange, former Minister of Health, has said short life expectancy caused by high infant and maternal mortality rate was one of the major challenges facing the country’s healthcare delivery system. Grange, who stated this at Calabar, Cross River […]

A brief introduction to academicclinic.org

January 12, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic471Leave a Comment

A brief introduction to the concept of academicclinic.org website and its goal. First, it is a website that will seek institutional affiliations, forums and content contributions and connected health concept, from academic and non-academic staff of all healthcare institutions in Nigeria, both public and private. Its main focus will be to assess and critically evaluate […]

Nigeria’s Scary Maternal Mortality Rate

January 12, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic350Leave a Comment

Nigeria’s Scary Maternal Mortality Rate Africa Independent Television Source: Nigeria Health Care News Nigeria is said to be the country with the highest percentage of annual maternal mortality in Africa, according to the World Health Organisation, WHO. Medical experts however believe that the scary data can change for the better if more pregnant women get enrolled […]

The Academic Clinic: A collaboration with Health Care Institutions in Nigeria.

January 11, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic472Leave a Comment

Academic Clinic is a global health care outreach, established with the aim of collaborating and bringing global health resources to health care institutions in Nigeria, including Academic Teaching Hospitals and Specialist Hospitals, as well as private health care institutions, individuals and stakeholders. The mission is to drive home various global health care initiatives, with the […]

Lack of political will setback to Nigeria’s healthcare delivery — Prof. Oluwarotimi Akinola

January 9, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic354Leave a Comment

Lack of political will setback to Nigeria’s healthcare delivery — Prof. Oluwarotimi Akinola Vanguard Source: Nigeria Health Care News Lack of political will setback to Nigeria’s healthcare delivery — Prof. Oluwarotimi Akinola By Gabriel Olawale PROFESSOR Oluwarotimi Ireti Akinola, is a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and current National President, Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of […]

Federal Government targets affordable healthcare for 8m Nigerians under new policy – Minister

January 6, 2018November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic517Leave a Comment

Source: Nigeria Health Care News By Luminous Jannamike THE Federal Government is targeting to offer affordable healthcare to about eight million low and middle-income Nigerians In the first quarter of 2018, under a new health policy to be known as ‘Buharicare’. President Buhari The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who made this disclosure in […]

Welcome to the Academic Clinic Home

December 3, 2017November 14, 2019 The Academic Clinic10401 Comment

Welcome to the Academic Clinic Home, where we love to learn about our healthcare and have exciting time networking…everyone is welcome!