Health

Oyo State has reported its highest one-day total of new COVID-19  cases since the start of the pandemic, with 191 new infections. The data released on Friday night by the Nigeria…
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Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State By Raymond Gukas, Jos  The global ongoing measures put in place to control the spread  of Coronavirus disease, popularity known as…
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Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC), has confirmed 604 new cases of the coronavirus pandemic, with total number of infections rising to 38,344 in the country. The NCDC…
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Hospitals in Antananarivo have warned they are running out of beds Hospitals in Madagascar have warned they are overwhelmed after a spike in coronavirus cases in a country where…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says Africa recorded over 15,000 COVID-19 deaths. The UN health agency gave the update on its…
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Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 29 Coronavirus patients, comprising 24 Nigerians and five foreign…
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Nigeria has received $890 million grant from Global Fund to reduce the burden of HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria over an implementation period of three years, beginning from 2021 to…
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This is the first time EU leaders have met face-to-face in months EU leaders trying to hammer out a huge post-coronavirus economic recovery plan are now in an unscheduled third…
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India currently has the third-highest number of confirmed cases of coronavirus The number of new cases of coronavirus rose by almost 260,000 in 24 hours - the largest single-day…
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Kano State Government has approved over N941 million for execution of health, environment and other viable projects in the state. Malam Muhammad Garba, the Commissioner of…
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Delta Government says it will quarantine the Owa-Alero Youth Agriculture and Entrepreneurship Programme (YAGEP) Farm Cluster where an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been…
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Smile Train Programme Director for West and Central Africa, Mrs Nkeiruka Obi posed with a cleft baby before surgery. By Dave Iyima Smile Train, the world's largest cleft…
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President CMA, Dr Osahon Enabulele Some doctors have urged Nigeria and other Commonwealth countries to prioritise saving of lives and use the opportunity of COVID-19 to prepare…
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The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born which is set to have a "jaw-dropping" impact on societies, say researchers. Falling fertility rates mean…
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Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organisation (WHO) says COVID-19 remains public enemy number one, but that actions of many governments and people do not…
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WHO officials said it was "unrealistic" to expect a vaccine to be found any time soon The coronavirus pandemic will get "worse and worse" if governments fail to take more…
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