Health

The Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) said that two patients admitted into the hospital tested positive to the dreaded COVID-19 disease. The Public Relations…
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Experts say insufficient testing might mean that the true figure in Brazil could be far greater Brazil has become the sixth country in the world to report more than 20,000 deaths…
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The Nigerian Medical Association in Lagos has directed its members to immediately proceed on an indefinite sit-at-home strike starting from 6.00p.m on Wednesday. The association…
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The United States was the WHO’s biggest donor. (File/AFP) US President Donald Trump’s administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health…
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Participants at the parley By Sunny A. David Nursing mothers and caregivers have been reminded that despite the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, routine immunization at…
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Director General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the proactive steps by Africa CDC to National Public Health Institutes in…
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has commended the commitment and selfless service of frontline health workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The…
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Governor Badaru of Jigawa Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa State says modeling experts project that with the best case scenario, Jigawa may have up to 800 cases of coronavirus…
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An Epidemiologist in Abia State Ministry of Health, Mrs Peace Nwaogwugwu, has warned against testing different face masks at the point of purchase, to avoid the risk of contracting…
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UN agencies warned that more than half a million people in sub-Saharan Africa could die from AIDS-related illnesses between 2020 and 2021 as a result of health services that are…
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Professor Akin Abayomi is Lagos Commissioner of Health The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state may record between 90,000 and 120,000…
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Treating and isolation are key, says WHO's Africa boss As many as 190,000 people across Africa could die in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic if crucial containment…
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Ambassador of Israel, Ambassador Simone Ben-Shoshan (right), speaking to Nigeria's Minister of Health, Dr Ehanire Osagie (left) on the protective face masks donated by the Embassy…
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Researchers have been tracking changes to the 'spike' of the virus Researchers in the US and UK have identified hundreds of mutations to the virus which causes the disease…
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The Federal Government has donated ambulance, ventilators, oxygen concetrators and other medical equipment to Kano State Government. The leader of ministerial task team on COVID…
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