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January 18, 2023 No Responses

Lassa fever: Edo Releases Contacts Of Surveillance, Notification Officers In Local Councils

The Edo State Government has intensified surveillance and response activities for Lassa fever across the state’s 18 local councils as part of improved efforts to contain the disease and ensure the health of residents. The Edo State Commissioner for Health,...

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, Nasa...

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 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 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...

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. ...

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...

October 20, 2022 No Responses

Union Bank, MobiHealth International Seal Partnership

Union Bank of Nigeria has announced the first banking partnership with globally recognised telehealth services company, Mobihealth International during a signing ceremony held at the United States Embassy in Abuja on Wednesday. A statement sent to ...

October 19, 2022 No Responses

At World Health Summit, Global Leaders Pledge $2.6b To End Polio

Leaders meeting at the World Health Summit in Berlin on Tuesday, pledged an extra 2.6 billion dollars in funding toward the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2022-2026 Strategy to end polio. The historic boost came at an event co-hosted by.....

October 5, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria On Alert As Ebola Resurfaces In Uganda

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus (EV) in Uganda. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in a...