Malaria is endemic in Nigeria killing about 1,100 people in a day. It is both a cause and consequence of underdevelopment and remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the country. Hospital reviews show that it accounts for over 60% of outpatient visits and equally
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The Nigerian Government has received the samples of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine. Russia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexey Shebarshin gave the samples of the COVID-19 vaccine to the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire during a visit to the Ministry in Abuja on Friday. The Russian Ambassador also handed over to the Minister an aide memoire which […]
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has called on state governors to take ownership of the COVID-19 response as the tenure of Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19 ends in September. NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said this in a communiqué issued at the end of the forum’s 16th virtual meeting on […]
A Kaduna based Medical Doctor, Clement Bakam, has died of complications from Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna State chapter of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abdulsalam Abdulrazak, disclosed this in a condolence message to the family and friends of late Dr. Bakam. The statement said that, Dr. Bakam until his death […]
The Adolescent 360 (A360) Naija Girls Project in Ogun State being implemented in Abeokuta South and Ado-Odo/Ota Local Governments will be scaled up to other Local Government Areas in the State, by adapting the developed plan to its Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) Strategic Plan. The Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr. […]
The Lagos State Government has shutdown 30 health facilities across the state for non-compliance with regulatory standards. The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agencies, HEFAMAA carried out the enforcement between July and August, 2020. Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr. Abiola Idowu who disclosed this on Wednesday, in Alausa, Ikeja, explained that the
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