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September 4, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Records 48 New Cases Of Monkeypox

Between August 8 and August 14. 2022 Nigeria recorded 48 additional cases of monkeypox The 48 cases were recorded in 16 states, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated on its website on Saturday. According to NCDC, Lagos State...

September 1, 2022 No Responses

NIMASA Donates Medical Equipment To FCT Hospital

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Wednesday donated medical equipment to Asokoro District Hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Presenting the items, the Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, represente...

August 27, 2022 No Responses

Mental Health: Jela’s Development Initiatives Trains Educationists

Jela’s Development Initiatives, JDI, a nonprofit organisation, supported by TY Danjuma Foundation, has organised a three-day mental health awareness programme for teachers, counsellors, and administrators across four notable public secondary schools in the F...

August 26, 2022 No Responses

First Bank Sponsors Surgery Of 50 VVF Patients, Empowers 100

First Bank of Nigeria has sponsored the surgery of 50 Vesico Virginal Fistula (VVF) patients and supported 100 patients with empowerment packages in Kano State. The Executive Director, Public Sector, FBN, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, said on Thursday in Kano th...

August 23, 2022 No Responses

FG Rolls Out Rotavirus Vaccine To Protect Millions Of Children

The Federal Government has rolled out a rotavirus vaccine to protect millions of children against the deadliest form of diarrheal disease The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, ...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox Cases Top 35,000 In 92 Countries

The Director General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday, disclosed that monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths. Speaking at a news...

August 15, 2022 No Responses

Monkeypox: Virologist Urges Govt To Acquire Smallpox Vaccines

A Professor of Virology, Sunday Omilabu, has urged the Federal Government to put efforts in place to acquire smallpox vaccines in the fight against monkeypox. Omilabu, who spoke in an interview aired on Arise TV on Sunday, said research had...

August 14, 2022 No Responses

JDI Organises Walk For Mental Health Of Persons With Disabilities

A Non-Profit Organisation, Jela’s Development Initiatives (JDI), supported by Liliane Fonds through The Leprosy Mission Nigeria, staged an Advocacy Walk on Saturday, August 13, 2022, for the mental health of youths with disabilities and their family memb...

August 12, 2022 No Responses

COVID-19: Akwa Ibom Leads As Nigeria Confirms 517 New Cases

Akwa Ibom is driving Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 surge as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms 517 additional infections between Aug. 6 and Aug.11, 2022. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Thursday. It said that....

August 10, 2022 No Responses

FG Disburses N100b To Indigenous Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

The Federal Government has disbursed N100 billion to indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare investors as loans to expand their capital base, and boost local production of medicines and medical consumables. President Muhammadu Buhari annou...