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Doctors Say Gunshot Cases May Worsen Nigeria’s ‘Overstretched’ Healthcare System

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on federal and state governments to e…

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33 Health Workers Infected With COVID-19 In Adamawa, One Died

No fewer than 33 healthcare workers were on Tuesday confirmed infected with the COVID-19, while one …

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South African Health Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19

South Africa’s health minister says that he and his wife have tested positive for Covid- 19. Zweli M…

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1,031 Nigerian Doctors Exposed To Coronavirus — NMA President

President of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Prof Innocent Ujah on Monday disclosed that no f…

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Woman in 30s who died on commercial flight had coronavirus, officials rule

A Texas woman who died on a commercial flight in July had Covid-19, authorities have confirmed. The …

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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 118 New Infections In Nigeria

Nigeria’s tally of people infected with the COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic has hit 61,558, with the Nige…

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Endsars Protests May Increase COVID-19 Cases, NMA Warns

The Nigerian Medical Association has warned against looming outbreak of second wave of COVID-19 pand…

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Psychiatrist Urges FG To Set Up Mental Health Dept

A professor of psychiatry at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Lateef Sheikh, has urged…

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Iran Announces Record 337 Virus Deaths In Single Day

Iran on Monday announced 337 deaths from the novel coronavirus, a record high for a single day in th…

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NMA Confirms Death Of 16 Doctors, Warns Of COVID-19 Spike

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) yesterday confirmed that COVID-19 killed 16 doctors, with 321…

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FG To Vaccinate 7 Million Nigerians Against Yellow Fever

The Federal government, with support of the World Health Organization, the Centre for Disease Contro…

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Lagos Launches Mental Health Care Helplines

Lagos State Health Commissioner Prof.  Akin Abayomi has urged residents to engage mental health life…

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40 Doctors Dumped LAUTECH Teaching Hospital In One Year – ARD

The Association of Resident Doctors of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospita…

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NCDC Confirms 113 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 61,307

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has confirmed 113 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.…

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Multichoice Nigeria Donates Protective Equipment To UNTH, ESUTH

A cable Television Service Provider, Multichoice Nigeria, on Friday donated protective garments and …

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Nigeria Records 212 New COVID-19 Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 212 new cases of Coronavirus(COVID-19) in the c…

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148 New Cases Push Nigeria’s COVID-19 Toll To 60,982

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 148 new cases of coronavirus in the coun…

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Nigeria Resumes Yellow Fever Vaccination – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria has resumed Yellow fever vaccination with safety me…

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#WHO: Solidarity Therapeutics Trial Produces Conclusive Evidence On The Effectiveness Of Repurposed Drugs For COVID-19 In Record Time

In just six months, the world’s largest randomized control trial on COVID-19 therapeutics has genera…

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ICN Says Special Meeting Of WHO’s Executive Board Shows World Is At A Critical Moment In The Pandemic

A special virtual meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board on the global respo…

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