Health

WHO Commences Investigation into Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

Uganda has confirmed a case of the Sudan ebolavirus in Mubende district in the central part of the country.

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80% of Children Diagnosed of Cancer Die in Nigeria, Says Zainab Bagudu

She said some clinicians tend to treat malaria when children have recurrent fever before thinking of cancer.

2 years ago

End of Covid-19 in Sight, Says WHO Chief

This is the most upbeat assessment from the UN agency since it declared an international emergency in January 2020.

2 years ago

Exodus of Doctors May Worsen Nigeria’s Poor Health Indices, Says Medical Association

It urged the governments of Ekiti, Ondo and Imo States to clear unpaid salaries and wages of doctors and other…

2 years ago

Nigeria Recorded 48 New Cases of Monkeypox in Six Days, Says NCDC

 Meanwhile the UK said it has identified a different strain of the infection traced to West Africa.

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Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Covid Vaccine

Moderna, which accepted $2.5bn in taxpayer money to develop its vaccine, had said in 2020 that it would not enforce…

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Buhari Inaugurates Nigeria End Malaria Council, Names Dangote as Chair

The high-level individuals will oversee the country’s journey towards malaria elimination and ensure sufficient resources are available to achieve it.

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Abuja Teaching Hospital Explains Why It Issued Marburg Disease Alert

It said there was no cause for alarm as no outbreak of the disease had been reported in Nigeria.

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Jela’s Development Initiatives Organises Walk for Mental Health of Persons with Disabilities

Jela's Development Initiatives, JDI, a nonprofit organisation, supported by Liliane Fonds through The Leprosy Mission Nigeria, staged an Advocacy Walk…

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WHO Names Monkeypox Variants as Clades I, IIa, IIb to Avoid Social, Cultural Offence

The WHO is also holding an open consultation for a new disease name for the virus.

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