PCR test Action Aid Nigeria on Saturday faulted the high cost of polymerase chain reaction tests for travellers. The Civil Society Organisation berated the Federal Government for failing to find cost effective and strategic ways of tackling the pandemic. As reported on Friday, World Health Organization special envoy on COVID-19, Ayodade Alakija, had demanded a […]
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Within the past few weeks, Nigeria has experienced a significant decrease in the number of confirmed infections and fatalities – giving a strong indication of the possible end of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The latest statistics released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday morning, shows that the country recorded […]
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Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has said that 80 per cent of emergency cases brought to its facility were not tertiary cases. The Chief Medical Director, LASUTH, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, said this during the inauguration of its ‘Project Eagle’ in Lagos on Friday. Project Eagle is an initiative of […]
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A picture taken on November 26, 2021 shows a man receiving a vaccine card from a health official after being administered a dose of Astrazeneca’s Vaxzevria Covid-19 vaccine at Secretariat Community Central Mosque, Alausa, Ikeja in Lagos. – Fearing a surge in coronavirus cases over the Christmas travel season and wary of the emergence of […]
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Doctors attending to COVID-19 patients at the National Hospital, Abuja • Over 50% Of Nigerians Have Been Exposed To Virus – NCDC • Says Nigeria Was Already Alert Before COVID-19 Because Of Challenges Of Other Infectious Diseases • Healthcare Challenges Far From Being Over – Experts • Progress In Health Sector Too Little, Too Late, […]
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The Global Task Force For Cholera Control (GTFCC) on Friday urged the Nigerian Government to implement a National Cholera Plan towards eliminating the disease in the country. Mr Abel Augustinio, Manager, GTFCC Country Support Platform for Nigeria, made this call at the ongoing Cholera Preparedness, Prevention and Response Training for Stakeholders in Abuja. The GTFCC […]
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By Fr. Anselm Adodo OSB Onion is one of the potent natural anti-biotics. It strengthens the immune system, thus helping to ward off common infections. For over 15 years, I have been recommending Onion for many sick people, and the results have been positive. Chew a small bulb of a raw onion every night. It’s […]
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The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has stated that about one million people worldwide contract a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) every day. AHF Nigeria Country Programme Director, Dr. Echey Ijezie, who disclosed this at an event to mark the 2022 International Condom Day (ICD) in Abuja, yesterday, also noted that the world records about 1.5 million […]
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The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says with an estimated 19.9 million survivors, Nigeria accounts for the third highest number of women and girls who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, globally. In a statement made available to newsmen in Makurdi in commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, the global organization […]
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NHIS wades into HCPs, HMOs rift President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, launched a N62.1 billion trust fund to end Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) as a public health threat and place more people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) on treatment yearly. At the launch of the HIV Trust Fund of Nigeria (HTFN) in Abuja, the Nigerian […]
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