Kwara government has recorded 38 more COVID-19 cases, while 101 patients who tested negative twice have been discharged. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the governor and Spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, made this known in a…
A Public Health Physician, Dr Olisaeloka Lotenna, has urged Nigerians to stop consulting Google for medical advice to prevent health complications. Lotenna, who works at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, gave the advice in an interview with the…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is need for “collective commitment” to get vaccinations for health workers and others who are at high risk of catching COVID-19 within the next 100 days. WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made this…
Dr Eke Jonathan, General Manager, Formal Sector Department, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), on Tuesday, expressed optimism that Health Insurance “Under One Roof’’ (HIOUR) will help Nigeria to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC). HIUOR is an approach to decentralise insurance…
The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) says it has so far enrolled 400,000 residents in the State Contributory Health Scheme. The Director-General, KADCHMA, Aliyu Saidu, disclosed this on Monday, during a one-day orientation workshop for social and community…
The Ogun government has opened an Oxygen Therapy Centre to augment possible scarcity of life-saving consumables in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, who disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Abeokuta, said…
The Speaker, Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, on Monday urged lawmakers and staff of the house to abide by safety rules and protocols of COVID-19 pandemic as the assembly resumed from a one month recess. Magarya made the…
Prof. Babatunde Salako, Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) on Monday urged Nigerians to disregard ongoing misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines. Salako told the Newsmen in Lagos that people should not be reluctant in taking the vaccine when made available…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has suspended the ongoing screening of applicants for recruitment due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. NDLEA’s spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics, Jonah Achema, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in…
Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHDA), says there were 22 deaths out of the 57 cases of Lassa fever recorded in Bauchi State in 2020. Rilwanu stated this on Monday in an interview with the…
