Health Archives — Page 3 of 12

July 4, 2021 No Responses

Gynecologist Advocates More Budgetary Allocation For Family Planning

Prof. Christopher Aimakhu, Secretary General, Society of Gynecologists and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON), has advocated for increased budgetary allocation to boost family planning services in the country. Aimakhu stated this on Saturday in his presentati...

May 30, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Receives 2nd Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken the second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the State House, Abuja. The president’s personal physician, Dr Suhayb Rafidadi, administered the vaccine on the president at his official residence, Stat...

May 24, 2021 No Responses

India Records 300,000 Covid Deaths, 26m Cases As Pandemic Rages

The number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in India has moved past the 300,000 mark as the country continues to grapple with the pandemic. Experts warn that the real number of fatalities might be much higher as many deaths are...

March 24, 2021 No Responses

NDDC Seeks Support Of Belgium In Health, Environment Challenges

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has called for the collaboration and support of Belgium in areas of health, environment, youth empowerment and development of critical infrastructure in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Interim Administrator, Mr. E...

March 24, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC Tasks Health Workers On Exclusive Breast Feeding Skills

The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has urged health workers to provide skills to mothers on exclusive breastfeeding. Mr Apollos Kassem, a senior regulatory officer with NAFDAC, gave the advice during a l...

March 24, 2021 No Responses

NLNG Signs MoU With USAID To Eliminate Malaria In Bonny

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Tuesday signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Agency For International Development (USAID) to make Bonny Island, its operational base, malaria free. The MoU was signed by NLNG’s Managing Director/Chi...

February 15, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Begins Anti-Rabies Vaccination Campaign

The Lagos State Government is to commence a two-week free mass anti-rabies vaccination campaign February 16th, 2021. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, explained on Sunday that the campaign is scheduled to co...

February 15, 2021 No Responses

JBS Foundation Begins Registration Of Elderly People In Lagos

JBS Elderly Health & Wellbeing Foundation Africa (JBS Foundation)on January 11, 2021 commenced the registration of Impoverished elderly people living in Africa, starting from Lagos, Nigeria. A statement issued by the group explained that the “most vulner...

January 6, 2021 No Responses

Coronavirus Claims 602 Journalists In 2020

No fewer than 602 journalists in 59 countries died of the novel coronavirus in 2020, the Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), said on Tuesday. “More than 600 journalists died of COVID-19 pandemic in 59 countries in 10...

December 22, 2020 No Responses

Israel, Turkey, Germany, Others Block Flights From South Africa

Five countries on Monday announced that they have banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus. South African scientists last week confirmed that the new variant could see more people infected in the...

November 8, 2020 No Responses

CMD Tasks Nigerians On Regular Cancer Screening

Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Prof. Bissallah Ekele, on Saturday called on Nigerians to ensure regular screening for cancer-related symptoms to ease early detection, prevention and treatment. Ekele spoke with the N...

September 15, 2020 No Responses

438 Coronavirus Active Cases In Lagos Yet To Turn Up For Treatment

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has disclosed that 438 active cases of COVID-19 in Lagos communities were yet to turn up for treatment in the state’s COVID-19 care centres. Abayomi made the disclosure through his...

September 13, 2020 No Responses

Varsity Resumes Coronavirus Vaccine Trial

Trials of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will resume after being paused due to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK. On Tuesday, AstraZeneca said the studies were being paused while it investiga...