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Deadly coronavirus in China likely to spread to other countries – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the new coronavirus was likely to spread to other parts of China and…
China confirms spread of new virus
Chinese authorities have on Monday, confirmed the outbreak of a new coronavirus that has spread to more cities, tripling the…
Resident doctors commence indefinite strike
Resident doctors at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospitals, Akure in Ondo State, embarked on an indefinite strike…
Stop rejecting gunshot, accident victims, Lagos warns public, private…
The Lagos State Government has strongly appealed to all health care providers, including public and private health facilities…
Umahi orders immediate closure of Ebonyi hospital over Lassa fever outbreak
Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi has ordered the immediate closure of St. Vincent Hospital at Igbagu in Izzi Local Government Area of…
Kaduna govt. earmarks N50m to tackle VVF
Kaduna State Government has created a N50 million budget line for
Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) patients in the 2020 budget for…
Nigeria left with just 42,000 qualified doctors to care for 200 million…
Only 42,000 doctors out of the 75,000 registered by the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) are available for Nigeria’s 200 million…
27 million Nigerians infected with Hepatitis – WHO
The World Hepatitis Eradication Project (Nigerian Commission), non-governmental organization (WHO), has called on the government…
Yellow fever outbreak claims 29 lives in Bauchi
Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHDA), said on Thursday that 29 people had…
Over 4 million Nigerians facing food crisis – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said that about 4.02 million people in Nigeria are…