Category: Health
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Nigeria records 10 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant – NCDC
Nigeria has so far recorded 10 new cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant. The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu discled this at the ministerial briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, Our correspondent, reports that the Delta variant is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a variant of concern, given its increased…
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NCDC to strengthen infodemics management in response to disease outbreaks
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is working to strengthen infodemics management as part of national emergency preparedness and response framework. The NCDC says it is working with full support from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dr Chinwe Ochu, Director of Prevention Programmes and Knowledge Management, NCDC, made the disclosure on Monday…
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Commission applaudes Umoh’s appointment as new Country Director for CBM global
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has applauded the appointment of Ms. Ekaete Umoh, as the new Country Director of Christian Blind Mission (CBM) global.This is contained in a statement by Mr JohnMichael Mbanefo, Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, issued to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja.According to the statement, the commission…
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Cholera: C’ River improves surveillance, takes campaigns to rural communities
The Government of Cross River has enhanced surveillance in its rural communities following the outbreak of cholera in some states in the nation. Speaking with our correspondent on Saturday in Calabar, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Betta Edu said it became alert following the news of outbreaks in some states in the country. “If you…
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Kwara Govt acquires 2 dialysis machines
The Kwara Government has acquired two additional new dialysis machines for the state’s premier General Hospital, thus bringing the equipment to four in the hospital. A statement by Mr Sa’ad Aluko, the Director General of Hospital Board Management on Tuesday in Ilorin, said that this would enable the facility to offer more efficient services and…
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Lagos records 4 COVID-19 related deaths in 4 days
Lagos State recorded four COVID-19 related deaths between July 14 and July 17, the state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said. Abayomi made the disclosure through his Facebook account @ProfAkinolaAbayomi, on Monday while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for the period. The commissioner said that the deaths increased the state’s COVID-19 related mortality…
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Group sensitises Nasarawa students on new COVID-19
An Abuja based volunteer group, Beyond The Classroom Foundation, has taken an awareness campaign on COVID-19 to schools in Karu Local Government Area of Nararawa State.This sensitisation was on the backdrop of the new Delta Variant of COVID-19 reported in Lagos State.This, the group said, was to acquaint the school children with COVID-19 safety protocols…
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NAFDAC begins surveillance visit to bakeries, water factories in Kaduna
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)says it has started surveillance visit to bakeries and water factories in Kaduna to ascertain the level of complianceto laid down guidelines of the agency. The agency’s Coordinator, Nasiru Mato, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondenton Thursday in Kaduna. Mato said the visit was…
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FP2030: Medical Practitioner urges collaboration to achieve goal
Dr Ejike Oji, the Chairman, Technical Management Committee, Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP), says Family Planning 2030 (FP2030) is key to achieving fertility reduction according to various countries’ priorities and resources. Oji told Our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday that FP2030 would offer countries the opportunities to make family planning feasible with…
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Palm kernel Oil: Remedy to convulsion in FCT community — Residents
Palm kernel nut oil has been used to treat convulsionin children in many rural communities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), accordingto some residents of the communities. The residents told our correspondent in separate interviews in Abuja onTuesday that palm kernel oil had been effective in calming down the nerves of convulsing childrenand for fever.…