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I’m Responding Positively To COVID-19 Treatment- Lagos Health Commissioner

The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says he’s responding positively to treatment …

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Protein Deficiency: Stakeholders Call For Improved Food Security, Nutrition Education

Food security, nutrition education and the need to increase the nation’s budget for health and nutri…

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Nigeria Records 322 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 52,227

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 322 new COVID-19 cases in the country, b…

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FG To Deploy Polio Resources To Flatten COVID-19 Curve — NPHCDA

The Federal Government wants to deploy same resources used in eradicating poliovirus and Ebola to fl…

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Medical Directors Task Government On Harassment Of Doctors

The Guild of Medical Directors (GMD) has said the Federal Government should use the recently introdu…

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Adamawa CAN Chairman Tests Positive For COVID-19

Bishop Stephen Mamza, Chairman, Christians Association Nigeria (CAN), Adamawa Chapter, has tested po…

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86 Medical Personnel Contracts COVID-19 In Bauchi

The Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed has said that…

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Anambra Begins COVID-19 Testing At Onitsha General Hospital

The Anambra State government has received the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) certificatio…

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WHO Chief Believes Pandemic Could Last Less Than Two Years

Modern technology and international cooperation could limit the coronavirus pandemic to less than tw…

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NMA Demands Establishment Of Health Desk In Rivers Assembly

The Nigeria Media Association, NMA, has demanded the setting up of a health desk in the Rivers State…

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German Doctors Have Been Allowed To See Navalny: Aide

German doctors who flew in on a medical plane to evacuate Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny w…

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NMA Appeals To LASUTH Management Over Hazard Allowance

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has appealed to the management of Lagos …

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NCDC Announces 443 New Covid-19 Cases, As Total Infections Hit 45,687

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 443 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-…

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Doctors Strike In Nairobi Over Pay, Lack Of COVID Protection

Doctors in most public hospitals in Kenya’s capital went on strike on Friday to protest against dela…

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Welfare: JOHESU Seeks Minister’s Intervention

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has appealed to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Ch…

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COVID-19; Anambra NMA Ends 2-Day ‘Train Trainers’ Workshop As Pandemic Hikes In 5 LGAs

Anambra State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has ended its two-day Train the Traine…

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Again, Govs Engage Resident Doctors Over Impending Strike

States in Nigeria are to engage officials of the Nigeria Asso­ciation of Resident Doctors (NARD) in …

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COVID-19: 14 Medical Doctors Killed So Far As FG Blames Nigerians For Increasing Positive Cases

The Presidential Taskforce PTF on Covid-19 has blamed Nigerians for the continued non-compliance wit…

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60-Year-Old Fake Doctor Treating COVID-19 Patients Arrested

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and the police, on Thursday, arrested an alleged fake medi…

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COVID-19 Drug Trial Will Begin Soon In 13 States – PTF

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Thursday, said investigational drug trials would soon st…

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