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UBTH Dismisses Report Of Panic In Hospital

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH on Thursday dismissed report of panic in the hospita…

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30 Sacked Benue Doctors Seek Governor’s Intervention

The over 30 medical doctors allegedly sacked by the management of the Benue State University Teachin…

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Africa Faces ‘Critical Shortage’ Of Virus-Fighting Facilities — WHO

Africa is facing a dire shortage of intensive-care beds and ventilators, the World Health Organizati…

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Nigeria Confirms 12 New Lassa Fever Cases, Total Now 963

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that the total number of confirmed Lassa fever …

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COVID-19 Patients Recovering Fast In Our Facility, UBTH Says

Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) yesterday declared that the two COVID…

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Ajunwa Praises Nigeria Health Workers Over COVID-19 Fight

Nigeria’s only female Olympics gold medallist, Chioma Ajunwa, has praised Nigeria health workers ove…

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NAFDAC Grants Approval For Test Kits, PPE Production

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday said it had granted con…

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91 Recovered Patients Test Positive For COVID-19 Again – KCDC

More than 90 people who fully recovered from the novel coronavirus have tested positive for COVID-19…

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We Have Four Cases Not Eight, Bauchi Declares

Bauchi State Government has disagreed with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) over new c…

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Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus In Nigeria Rise To 288

Fourteen new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in Nigeria. Out of the number, 13 wer…

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Kwara Nurses Begin Strike Over Lack Of Protective Wear

Members of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives working at the General Hospital, Ilorin o…

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COVID- 19: No Punishment From NCDC On UITH Professor - NCDC

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it will not mete out punishment on Prof. Alakija…

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NAFDAC Grants Companies Access To Conditional Use Of Test Kits On Coronavirus Patients

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted conditional em…

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Plateau Nurses Demand Job for Colleague Released By Boko Haram

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Plateau State chapter, has appealed to G…

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Ministry of Health Lauds Partners for Support during Ebola Preparedness Response in Uganda

The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng lauded partnership and coordination as the key drivers …

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2020 Health Budget, Nurses, Midwives and the Rest of Us

In Nigeria, the health sector has received little or nothing in terms of finance and budget meant …

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Foundation Performs 2504 Free Eye Surgeries in One Year

The Abuja-based Tulsi Chanrai Foundation Eye Hospital has performed 2504 free eye surgeries for in…

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Association Condemns Female Doctor’s Assault by Patient’s Relative

The Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA) has condemned the recent assault of a female medical do…

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Doctor Docked Over Reckless Driving

A thirty-one year-old man, Dr. Okoro Emmanuel Uzoma, has been arraigned in a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrat…

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WHO Raises Concern on Urgent Health Challenges for the New Decade

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed dissatisfaction over the countries’ leader…

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