Health

Taiwan on Tuesday reported two Coronavirus-related deaths and 240 new locally transmitted cases, building on a worrying trend that has forced the closure of all schools for the…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), say 745, 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease occurred in 2016. WHO, in a…
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In order to enahance her Information and Communication Technology, (ICT), the National Health Insurance Scheme, (NHIS) has received the delivery of 37 customised Mobile Biometric…
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A nutritionist says that fasting has countless health benefits aside from the religious obligations upon Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. Prof. Olayinka Karim,…
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Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), says the number of active COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased to 9,972, with 81 additional cases confirmed on Wednesday. The NCDC…
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Zainab Wali, PHC facility manager at Bolari explaining a point to journalists By Akanji Alowolodu, Gombe Women of child bearing age in Gombe State have appealed to…
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Group photograph with the Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya  By Akanji Alowolodu, Gombe Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has that the establishment of…
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By Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin Kwara State Government on Tuesday began the induction of at least 130 health workers who were recently recruited into the state civil service, a…
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Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has appealed to the Federal Government, to further complete equipping the Nasarawa State Infectious Disease, Diagnosis and…
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By Dauda R. Pam, Maiduguri About 157,000 people may have been estimated to have died from tuberculosis, just as Nigeria is  rated first in Africa and sixth globally as a…
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A psychiatrist at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba (FNPHY), Dr McEdwards Nworie, has said that proper management of life’s challenges could help to reduce depression…
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Dr Betta Edu By Akpan David, Calabar The chairman of Nigerian Commissioners for Health Forum, Dr Betta Edu has called for increased investments by both governments and the…
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Dr Patricia Etteh The National Hospital has over the years been the foremost hospital in Nigeria and has been at the vanguard in the recent battle against the COVID-19 pandemic…
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By Emmanuel Kehinde, Ilorin Kwara State’s health insurance is getting wider acclaim, with the Jiddah-based Islamic development bank supporting the enrolment of 4,500 more…
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The National Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said 1,071,346 representing 53.2% of the eligible persons targeted with the Astrazeneca vaccine have been administered…
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The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has called on the media to increase aware on Routine Immunisation (RI) across the country. At the opening of a three-day media…
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