TWO medical services providers, KASI Healthcare and Memorial Hospital Turkey, have signed a strategic partnership to improve healthcare delivery in the country through cutting-edge technology and advanced medical techniques. The partnership is coming on the heels of reports that Nigerians spend about $1 billion yearly on medical treatment abroad for …
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Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko can now begin to run Allied Health Sciences and other eight courses from 2024/2025 academic session as National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of the programmes. The newly approved programmes are Nursing Science, Public Health, and Medical Laboratory Science in the Faculty …
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RATING agency Fitch recently warned that the rapid spread of the mpox virus in sub-Saharan Africa could add to the fiscal pressures many countries in the region are already experiencing. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organisation have declared the latest outbreak of mpox in Africa …
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THE federal government has warned of an impending surge in cases of Lassa fever in the country. Dr. Jide Idris, Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, gave the warning at a news conference in Abuja. At the news conference on Wednesday, Idris said that although the …
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REPORTS reveal that many Nigerian nurses abroad, including the United Kingdom and United States, had been forced to return to the country due to the sudden deactivation of the verification portal by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN. Currently, healthcare workers are encountering hurdles in renewing their …
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THE Federal Government has announced plans to establish Blood Collection Centres in all 774 local government areas, including the FCT to ensure availability of blood during medical emergencies and transfusions. Abdullahi Haruna, Head, Media and Publicity, National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) made this known in a statement on Saturday in …
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Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health, Edo State Ministry of Health, says the state has recorded one confirmed case of Mpox between January and August. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, Ojeifo said the confirmed case was among the 11 suspected cases recorded …
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Cross River has recorded its first case of mpox, after an individual was diagnosed in Okoshe village, Obudu LGA. In a statement on Sunday, Egbe Ayuk, the state’s commissioner for health, said a report from the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja confirmed the case. Ayuk added that his ministry was …
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AS part of the drive to eradicate malaria in Nigeria, the Federal Government has enlisted the support of prominent business leaders. The government said Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Group, Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, and Femi Otedola, Chairman of Geregu Power Plc, will lead the charge against the …
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THE Federal says more than four million children in the Northeast and Northwest regions are malnourished. Mrs Ladidi Bako-Aiyebusi, the Director of Nutrition Department in the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare , made this known on Wednesday at a five days meeting with nutrition experts and stakeholders …
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