Health

COVID-19: WHO Recommends Pfizer’s Paxlovid The World Health Organisation said earlier today that it “strongly recommended” Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalisation. However the UN agency warned it was “extremely concerned” that the inequality …

Abia State health workers have cried out over the rate at which their colleagues are dying out of frustration, suffering and hunger following the non-payment of salaries for over 12 months. Officials of the Abia State Hospital Management Board stated this in Umuahia on Tuesday, while protesting over unpaid salaries, …

41 Lassa Fever Cases, Seven Deaths, Confirmed In Kogi Kogi State Government has confirmed that there are no fewer than 41 Lassa fever cases in the state and that seven people have died since January. This was contained in a statement issued by Mr. Daniel Alonge, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry …

At least 20 inmates have died of pulmonary tuberculosis and about a hundred suffered the infection in the old Katsina custodial centre, insiders have told Newsextra24. They described the incident as an effect of corruption and a “shockingly poor” state of hygiene and health services in the 104-year-old facility. Senior …

The hospital has hundreds of rooms, houses elevators and state of the art facilities By Yahaya Bello

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has reviewed the country’s response to the pandemic in view of the declining number of cases. In a statement dated April 2, the committee explained that the decision followed the reduced risk of importation of new variants, as well as the availability of …

A Catholic Nun, Reverend Sister Dorathy Okoli, has carried out free medical tests for commercial sex workers at brothels in Onitsha. Sister Okoli has been campaigning to rescue young girls who are into commercial Sex Business. The girls were tested mainly for hepatitis B and C, the two most deadly …

Russia’s defence minister got heart attack after speaking to Putin, claims Ukraine Ukraine minister Anton Gerashchenko has claimed Russian defence minister Sergey Shoigu had suffered a heart attack after a heated confrontation with Russian President Vladimir Putin where Putin squarely blamed him for the ‘failure’ of his special military operation …

A Cardiff mum claims she didn’t know she was pregnant until she woke up needing to go to the toilet then gave birth in the middle of the night. Nicola Thomas had gone to bed the night before after experiencing some discomfort but put it down to her period, which …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=340-TPBKUYQ Nigerian actor, John Ikechukwu Okafor aka Mr Ibu has addressed reports that he’s critically ill. The Nollywood star who spoke from the hospital bed admitted that he’s on admission at a kidney center in Abuja. He said reports that he is in critical condition and not walking are false. …