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Nigeria’s Inability To Meet Medical Items Worries Minister

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has lamented the country’s inability to meet its need of sim…

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WHO Endorses Dexamethasone For Treating Chronic COVID-19 Cases

The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday endorsed dexamethasone as ‘cure’ drug for saving live…

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Minister: It’s Shocking Doctors Go On Strike During Pandemic

THE Federal Government on Tuesday threatened to sack resident doctors who fail to return to work. Th…

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WHO Welcomes Preliminary Results About Dexamethasone Use In Treating Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the initial clinical trial results from the United King…

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ICN Calls For Immediate Government Action To End Violence Against Nurses On All Fronts, Underlined By Heinous Attack In Mexico

International Council of Nurses (ICN) President Annette Kennedy implores governments to protect heal…

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WHO DG Dr Tedros And HRH Princess Muna Al-Hussein Open ICN-ICM-WHO Triad 2020 With Focus On Nursing And Midwifery Workforces In The Context Of COVID-19

The ICN-WHO-ICM 8th Global Nursing and Midwifery Triad meetings were opened by WHO DG Dr Tedros Adha…

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NCDC Announces 25 New COVID-19 Deaths In Lagos

Twenty-five more patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in Lagos State. The Nigeria…

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FG, Resident Doctors Meeting Stalled

The meeting between the Federal Government and the members of the National Association of Resident D…

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NAFDAC Cautions Business Firms Against Undermining Regulatory Activities

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned business firms …

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Benue Health Workers Threaten To Embark On Strike

Benue State Health workers under the aegis of National Association of Government General Medical and…

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COVID-19 Kills Mother Of Twins, Infects Imo Lawmaker

A woman  who  recently   gave birth to twins  in  Imo  State  has   reportedly  died  of  coronaviru…

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Resident Doctors’ Strike: FG Orders Attendance Registers, Meeting Deadlocked

The Federal Government has directed all medical directors in the country to open attendant registers…

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Ogun Health Commissioner’s Driver Tests Positive

The driver of Dr Tomi Coker, the Ogun State Commissioner for  Health, has reportedly tested positive…

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Lagos Doctors Threaten To Down Tools

The Medical Guild, Lagos State, has threatened to go on strike if the Lagos State Government fails t…

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UK Okays Dexamethasone For COVID-19 Treatment

The steroid dexamethasone was shown Tuesday to be the first drug to significantly reduce the risk of…

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Health Workers Storm Imo Assembly With COVID-19 Kits

There was panic at the Imo State House of Assembly complex in Owerri on Tuesday as health workers de…

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455 Dead As Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 17,000

Confirmed cases of coronavirus have increased to 17,148 in Nigeria. This is after the country record…

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Lagos Overwhelmed, Hospitals, Isolation Centres Filled Up –Doctors

The Lagos branches of the Nigerian Medical Association and the Association of General and Private Me…

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UK Researchers List Drug As Likely COVID-19 Cure

ResearcherS from Oxford University, United Kingdom have achieved a breakthrough in finding a drug to…

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NHRC Records 500 Cases Of Sexual Abuse In Borno

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Borno, says it has recorded about 500 cases of sexual…

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