Category: Health
COVID-19: Nigeria records 49 new infections
Omolara Akintoye Nigeria has recorded 49 new cases of the COVID-19 virus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 165,468 as at Momday. The Nigeria...
FG approves administration of second dose of COVID-19
The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, has said the Federal Government has directed states to...
COVID-19: FG reintroduces restrictions, shuts bars, recreational centres, limit gatherings
In its bid to prevent the new spike of Covid-19 virus in the country,the Federal Government has reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions across all 36 states and...
Private doctors make case for FG’s bailout, specialized bank for healthcare sector
By Ife Osemedua Nothing in recent history has exposed the dire nature of the health sector in Nigeria as COVID-19 pandemic has done since the outbreak of the...
Okoroji leads fight against drug abuse, trafficking and fake drugs
By Omolara Akintoye As the World Malaria Day is commemorated globally, Lagos State Medicine Dealers Association (LSMDA) has set up a drug Monitoring body to tackle drug...
HIV/AIDS: Ogun unveils plan to reduce mother-to- child transmission
As part of effort to reduce the spread of the Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), particularly the mother-to-child...
UN says, 22,000 Nigerian children get infected with HIV annually
The United Nations has disclosed that no fewer than 22,000 Nigerian children get infected with HIV annually. The UN system made the statement on Tuesday,...
LASG commends GISA on substance abuse prevention in schools
By Omolara Akintoye The Lagos state government has commended Global Initiative on Substance Abuse (GISA) on its substance abuse prevention initiatives in schools....
LASG to pilot environment and health friendly bike schene
By Omolara Akintoye Lagos State Government through the Office of Public Private Partnerships, (OPPP), in conjunction with Messrs AWABIKE Ltd is set to pilot a...
UCH resident doctors on strike over unpaid salaries
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, has embarked on an indefinite strike over unpaid four months salaries...
