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Resident Doctors Urge Wike To Increase Hazard Allowances

Resident doctors working at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) have pleaded with …

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 681 New Cases, Five Deaths, Discharges 143

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria have increased to 14,554 after 681 new cases of COVID-19 w…

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Health Ministry, NCDC Condemn Reps Bill, Demand Existing Law’s Amendment

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, recorded more criticisms over the controversial the Quara…

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Gombe Recorded Over 300 Mysterious Deaths – Commissioner

No fewer than 300 people are said to have been buried in Gombe in the last six days. The Commissione…

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Enugu Government Records Confirmed 5 New Cases Of COVID-19

The Enugu State Government has announced five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing…

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ICN-J&J-WCEA-AKU Partnership To Support Frontline Health Workers In Sub-Saharan Africa And The Middle East In Fight Against COVID-19

In response to COVID-19 pandemic Johnson & Johnson have formed a new partnership with The World Cont…

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#ICN: Reports of More Than 1,200 Incidents of Violence Against Health Care in 2019 Demand Accountability and Concerted Global Action

More than 1,200 violent attacks and threats were perpetrated against health workers, medical facilit…

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ICN Says President Trump’s Decision To Pull Out Of WHO Goes Against The Global Solidarity Required To Beat COVID-19 And Whatever Comes Next

The international Council of Nurses (ICN), which represents more than 20 million nurses through its …

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#ICN: More Than 600 Nurses Die From COVID-19 Worldwide

ICN implores governments to collect accurate data on nurse infections and deaths and act to protect …

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Why We Set Aside N10bn For COVID-19 Pharmaceutical Research – CBN

Okorafor, who disclosed this in Abuja, said several other applications were also being processed, pe…

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Why We’re Opposed To Infectious Disease Bill -Govs

This is as the governors of the 36 states under the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) said they were opp…

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Flying Doctors Unveils West Africa’s First Isolation Pod

Flying Doctors Nigeria yesterday unveiled the latest addition to its impressive catalogue of medical…

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Private Practitioners Needed To Fight Pandemic – Ogboye

The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr Olusegun Ogboye, has said the role of pr…

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Nigeria Records 409 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 13,873

Confirmed cases of coronavirus have reached 13,873 in Nigeria, The NAN reports. This is after 409 ne…

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Seven Rivers Health Workers Test Positive For COVID-19

SEVEN health workers on COVID-19 duties in Rivers State have tested positive to the COVID-19 pandemi…

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Governors, Labour, NMA, Others Tackle Reps Over Health Bill

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), yesterday, faulted the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill as t…

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Bauchi Deputy Gov Discharged As Doctor Dies, 10 Test Positive For COVID-19

A frontline medical doctor managing the dreaded COVID-19 has lost his life in the line of duty as 10…

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Kwara Loses Second COVID-19 Patient, Discharges 18

Kwara State on Tuesday night lost another coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient, the second fatalit…

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Fears Grips Enugu Hospital As Nurse Tests Positive For COVID-19

Palpable fears may have enveloped the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu as no less than 30 doctors…

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COVID-19 Testing: Success Depends Largely On States, Individuals — NCDC DG

In April 2020, the laboratory strategic group had set a target of testing up to two million people i…

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