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January 16, 2023 No Responses

COVID -19: Lagos, Edo, Kano Top List As Nigeria Confirms 42 New Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country with Lagos State recording 27 cases. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Sunday, adding that Edo, Kano, Nasarawa, Kaduna,...

January 15, 2023 No Responses

Lassa Fever: Edo Records One Death, 12 New Cases

Edo State, at the weekend, confirmed one death from Lassa fever and recorded 12 new cases as the government steps up measures to contain the spread of the disease across all communities in the state. The Edo State Commissioner for...

January 13, 2023 No Responses

Edo Confirms Four New Cases Of Lassa Fever

Edo State has recorded four more cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed persons in the state to 28. Briefing journalists in Benin City, the Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, said the four...

January 12, 2023 No Responses

Expert Decries High Kidney Disease Burden In Nigeria

President, the Nigerian Association of Nephrology, Dr Adanze Asinnobi, has expressed worry over the increasing number of Nigerians suffering from chronic kidney disease. Asinnobi, spoke at the association’s Scientific Conference and Annual Gen...

January 12, 2023 No Responses

Edo Confirms 26 Cases Of Lassa Fever

Edo State has recorded three more confirmed cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases on admission to 26. Addressing Journalists in Benin City, the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, who decried the rising cases of...

January 11, 2023 No Responses

Edo Steps Up Campaign Against Lassa Fever

The Edo State Government, as part of efforts to curb the spread of Lassa fever and ensure the health and safety of residents across all Edo communities, has met with stakeholders in the seven local government councils most affected by...

January 10, 2023 No Responses

Edo Records 18 New Cases Of Lassa Fever

Edo State has recorded 18 new cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of persons who are currently on admission in the state to 23. The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, who disclosed this while briefing...

December 26, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Restates Commitment To Formidable Healthcare System

The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to make healthcare in the state formidable and in line with global standards. The State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known during a Christmas programme organised for patients at the Alimo...

December 20, 2022 No Responses

Council Inducts 77 Nursing Graduates From UniJos

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (N&MCN) has inducted 77 graduands from the department of Nursing Sciences, University of Jos. Alhaji Faruk Abubakar, the Registrar/Secretary General of the Council, administered the oath of office on the i...

December 19, 2022 No Responses

UBTH Trains 600 On Basic Life Support

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Sunday trained 600 first responders on Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support (BSL) during emergencies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that among the first responders trai...

December 10, 2022 No Responses

WHO Develops Legal Instrument To Protect World From Future Pandemics

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that Member States have agreed to develop the first draft of a legally binding agreement designed to protect the world from future pandemics. WHO explained in a statement that the agreement would take in...

November 20, 2022 No Responses

NLNG Commissions Hospital Support Initiative Projects

Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited has commenced the commissioning of Phase 1 projects in its multi-billion-naira Hospital Support Programme (NLNG HSP) with the opening of a maternity centre at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada. ...

November 1, 2022 No Responses

Ebola: Nigeria Issues Public Health Advisory

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory following the declaration of an Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda. The advisory is contained in a statement issued by t...

October 26, 2022 No Responses

Doctors Decry Challenges In Healthcare Delivery

Nigeria’s healthcare delivery system has been facing enormous challenges needing serious attention, the Kano branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) declared in Kano on Tuesday. Chairman of the branch, Dr Abdullahi Kabir-Suleiman, made the decl...