COVID-19: EU Agency gives directives on the use of chloroquine for treatment
The European Medicine Agency (EMA) on Wednesday, warned that anti-malaria drugs, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, should only be used to treat COVID-19 in...
Coronavirus: Africa death toll hits 221 as confirmed cases rise to 6,213
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says there are now 6,213 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 49...
COVID-19 pandemic amid Nigeria’s frail healthcare system
THE novel nature of the coronavirus pandemic which has thrown the entire world into pandemonium, has brought to the fore the imperative...
COVID19: FRSC cautions against overloading passengers
AS PART of efforts to sustain the on-going advocacy
campaigns to curtail the spread of coronavirus through overloading of vehicles
with passengers, the Federal...
Rehabilitation of inmates: Obiano inaugurates sick bay, skills acquisition centre
WIFE of Anambra State Governor and founder, Caring Family Enhancement Initiative
(CAFE), Ebelechukwu Obiano has inaugurated skills acquisition centre and officially opened power...
COVID-19: Lagos takes handwashing advocacy to primary schoo
THE Lagos State Government, through
the Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Investment, has partnered with
Dettol Clean Naija to take hand washing advocacy...
Anambra partners Zipline on drug drone
HEALTH team of Anambra in conjunction with the African
representative for Zipline Yaniv Gelnik, recently paid a courtesy visit to the
state house, to...
Lagos shuts down 20 health facilities, assures of qualitative healthcare delivery
LAGOS State Government, through the Health Facility
Monitoring and Accreditation Agency(HEFAMAA), shut down 20 health facilities in
the month of January for non-compliance with...
Lagos Govt urges nurses to prepare for global health challenges
THE Lagos State Government has advised the nurses to get adequately prepared for
global health challenges, since they are key stakeholders in preventing...
Ebonyi takes steps to prevent Coronavirus
FOLLOWING the recent outbreak of Corona Virus in China, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has proactively established Ebonyi State Emergency Preparedness...
ASHIA, promoting healthcare in Anambra
ANAMBRA State Health Insurance Agency(ASHIA) is the brain
child of the Chief Willie Maduaburochukwu Obiano (Akpokue Dike Global)
Administration.
The...
… as medics suggest proper hygiene to avert spread in Anambra
AS the Anambra State Government and Health officials work
round the clock to ensure the sensitization of the citizenry on the dangers of
the...
Lassa fever: Nine cases, four deaths confirmed in Kogi
Nine cases of Lassa fever with four deaths have been
recorded by Kogi State Ministry of
Health since the outbreak of the deadly
disease in...
Anambra ready to tackle Lassa fever outbreak – Okpala
ANAMBRA State Health Commissioner, Vincent Okpala has
assured inhabitants of the state of the government's determination and capacity
to respond to any outbreak of...
Anambra commences immunisation , MNCHW, Sunday
ARRANGEMENTS have been concluded to commence the second
round of 2019 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week(MNCHW) and first round of
2020 National Immunization...
Lauding good works of ASHIA
ANAMBRA State Health Insurance Agency(ASHIA) is the brain
child of the Chief Willie Maduaburochukwu Obiano (Akpokue Dike Global)
Administration. The affairs of the agency...
UK track down 2,000 passengers in UK due to coronavirus concerns
UK Health officials have teamed up with Border Force agents and
airlines to try to track down around 2,000 people who have...
Lyme disease: What everyone should know about tick bite
YME disease is an infectious disease caused
by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorfen . Burgdorfen is transmitted to humans by a
bite from an infected...
Men must ejaculate 21 times monthly to avoid prostate cancer
MEN have been advised to ejaculate for not
less than 21 times in every month and five times each week, if they want...
Six ways to reduce your cancer risk – Research
CANCER
The 'C-word', usually referred to cancer is
very scary, but the scenario could be more scary if you or...
Lockdowns, curfews vital to break Germany’s third wave Merkel
GERMAN Chancellor, Angela Merkel has urged lawmakers to approve new powers that would allow her to force coronavirus lockdowns and curfews on...
China ready to step up climate change cooperation with France, Germany
CHINA is willing to strengthen cooperation with France and Germany to cope with climate change, President Xi Jinping has told his French...
Food prices soar in West Africa amid conflicts, COVID-19 – WFP
ACCORDING to World Food Programme (WFP), food prices in West Africa have jumped more than 30% since last year to their highest...
AstraZeneca vaccine: Australia reports first blood clot death
AUSTRALIA has today reported its first fatality from blood clots in a recipient of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot, and its regulator said there...
Lightening kills eight-yr-old pupil in Bayelsa
AN EIGHT-year-old student of Matha Day Secondary School, Imiringi, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Master Stephen Akana, has been...
