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Covax vaccine-sharing scheme delivers first doses to Ghana
The WHO and Unicef said the delivery was a momentous occasion
Ghana has become the first country to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Covax vaccine-sharing initiative.
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Covid: Biden calls 500,000 death toll a ‘heartbreaking milestone’
President Biden, Vice-President Harris, the First Lady and the Second Gentleman during a moment of silence
President Joe Biden has addressed the nation as the US marks 500,000!-->!-->!-->…
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NHIS needs N3trn to cover Nigeria health insurance – Executive Secretary, Sambo
The Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo has said the Agency needs at least one third of Nigeria’s budget, set aside every year,!-->…
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Engineer Sule flags off state health insurance scheme, as 700 persons benefit in Awe
By Dave Iyima
Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has flagged off the state health insurance scheme, with the distribution of identity cards to over 1200!-->!-->!-->…
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Bill Gates: Solving Covid easy compared with climate
Melinda and Bill Gates set up their charitable foundation in 1994
Fifty-one billion and zero - the two numbers Bill Gates says you need to know about climate.
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WHO records 17 per cent drop in COVID-19 cases globally
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has continued to see a decline in COVID-19 cases globally, with a 17 per cent drop compared with last week.
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Eight states, over 2000 primary health centres benefit from NSHIP pilot project
Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib
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Coronavirus: NCDC records 643 Infections, 6 deaths
Nigeria's Minister of Health, Dr. Ehanire Osagie
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 643 new cases of coronavirus COVID-19, bringing the total!-->!-->!-->…
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World Cancer Day: Commonwealth Medical Association decries rising cases, calls for integration,…
Dr. Osahon Enabulele, President, CMA
By Anthony Maliki
The Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA) has decried the rising incidence of cancer in the Commonwealth of Nations!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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South Africa halts AstraZeneca jab over new strain
South Africa has put its roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold after a study showed "disappointing" results against its new Covid variant.
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WHO debunks rumour of disqualifying Nigeria from global COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Saturday debunked the rumour going round that it has disqualified Nigeria a from accessing the Pfizer led COVID-19 vaccine.
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Nigeria’s health insurance agency plans health insurance for legal practitioners
In its effort to have every Nigerians cover with health insurance, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has revealed it's plan to register legal practitioners across the!-->…
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N400bn too much, can assist Nigerian government procure vaccines for N150bn- former Anambra…
Ex-Anambra governor, Peter Obi
BY SUNNY A. DAVID
The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi says Nigeria doesn’t need more than N150 billion to procure COVID-19!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Zamfara health agency register 70,000 for contributory scheme
Zamfara State Government through the state Contributory Healthcare services Management Agency (ZAMCHEMA), has registered 70, 000 civil servants for the contributory health scheme.!-->…
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Kano government enrolls 526 leprosy patients for basic healthcare
Governor Ganduje of Kano State
Kano State Government says it enrolled 526 leprosy patients for basic healthcare under the State Contributory HealthcareManagement Agency in!-->!-->!-->…
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Ethiopia reports 771 new COVID-19 cases
Ethiopia registered 771 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 136,365, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Friday.
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