Prof. Titus Ibekwe, Faculty Secretary, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, has advised parents and school authorities against use of school bus to convey children, so as to prevent further spread of Covid-19. Ibekwe, also a public health professional, in…
The Chairman, Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS), Ekiti branch, Dr Tunde Ajayi has called for adequate collaboration in ensuring effective healthcare services in Ekiti State. Ajayi made the call during an official visit to the Ekiti Ministry of Health and…
The Enugu State Government has refurbished eight state-of-the-art ambulances as part of its efforts to enhance healthcare delivery in the state. Inaugurating the facilities on Thursday in Enugu, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi said that his administration would continue to deliver quality…
Oyinkansola Ayoola The process of bringing a human being into the world is one that is fraught with dangers of different phases. The first phase of danger is ensuring that the child is carried to term, with the pregnancy posing…
Africa does not have an adequate oxygen supply to treat all patients during the second wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) said on Thursday. “Access to oxygen is becoming a…
The Kwara Government says 46 more people have tested positive to Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of confirmed cases in the state to 1,789. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, made this known in a statement…
Dr Mohammed Kawu, the acting Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has appealed to residents of FCT to continue to abide by the COVID-19 protocols. Kawu made the appeal in an interview with the newsmen on…
A medical practitioner, Dr Arinzechukwu Ogbu, told Nigerians on Thursday to vaccinate themselves against yellow fever, to stay alive. Ogbu, who works with Rhema Foundation Hospital at Kwali in the Federal Capital Territory, gave the advice at an online health…
A Consultant Ocular Oncologist, Dr Abia Nzelu, has decried the growing incidence of cancer disease in Nigeria and the poor attention being given to it in spite of its ravaging effects. Nzelu, in an interview with the Newsmen on Thursday…
The Nasarawa State University, Keffi, has taken comprehensive measures to ensure strict observance of the COVID-19 safety protocols against the spread of the virus on campus, as it resumes academic activities. Prof. Sulaiman Mohammed, the Vice Chancellor of the University,…
