Death toll from Cholera Outbreak in Bauchi hits 37
The number of lives lost to the recent cholera outbreak in Bauchi State has risen to 37, according to reports.The immediate-past Commissioner for Health...
Nigeria to receive 3.92 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines end of July – FG
The Federal Government disclosed on Tuesday that it has received confirmation that about 3.92 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines will arrive Nigeria...
COVID-19 shortens Africa’s blood banks by 17%
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said blood donation fell by 17 per cent in Africa in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An analysis...
Health Care Delivery: NITDA Trains NMA Members on Digital Transformation
The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has expressed the belief that the integration of Information Technology into health care sector would accelerate the...
Novavax Reports 90.4% Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccine in US/Mexico Phase 3 Trial
The American biotechnology company Novavax announced on Monday that its coronavirus vaccine candidate was found to have an overall efficacy of 90.4% in a...
USAID donates water and sanitation facility to Abuja Community
The US Embassy in Nigeria has commissioned a public sanitation Centre at Kwali market, a suburb of the FCT.
The project funded by the USAID...
Yomi Casual Recovering from a Ghastly Motor Accident
Popular Nigerian fashion designer, Yomi Casual, survived a ghastly motor accident yesterday and is currently recuperating in a hospital in Lagos.Yomi Casual, on his...
95% of donor blood units used in Nigeria ‘unsafe,’ experts warn
• WHO, NMA: Nigeria needs 2m units of safe blood yearly but produces only 25,000
• Lagos requires 260,000 units of blood to meet...
Again! UNFPA, UNICEF Raise Alarm on Female Genital Mutilation in Imo
The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UNFPA jointly raised the alarm over upsurge of female Genital Mutilation in the country.The scourge, according to...
SFH Trains 57 Health Workers on HIV/AIDS Care Delivery in Taraba
The Society for Family Health (SFH) has trained 57 health workers in Taraba on effective health care delivery for HIV/AIDS positive children.The state’s Project...
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President Tinubu Approves 4 Frameworks to Enhance Education Sector
President Bola Tinubu has approved four frameworks towards enhancing the educational sector of the country.
The framework would comprehensively overhaul the education sector to improve...
Troops Neutralise 192 Terrorists in 1 Week – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says troops have in the last one week neutralised 192 terrorists, apprehended 341 others and rescued 62 kidnapped hostages.
It also said...
Plateau: Military Dismiss Alleged Shooting of Civilians By Soldiers
A special military task force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), which is maintaining peace in Plateau State and its surroundings, has refuted claims that its...