*It’ll take Nigeria 25yrs to meet ideal target of 333,334 — NMA, *Declare state of emergency in health sector — MEDICAL GUILD LAGOS — The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, and Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, weekend painted a grim picture of the health sector in the country. While MDCAN …
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Lassa Fever: LUTH increases surveillance
Activities at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, appeared normal in spite of the two recorded deaths and over 100 people under surveillance for Lassa Fever. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who visited the hospital report that from the gate, people were seen entering the institution unperturbed. …
Read More »Jigawa declares Friday public holiday to pray for Buhari
The Jigawa Government has declared Friday, July 7, as a public holiday to enable public servants to offer special prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari ’s quick recovery. Alhaji Isma’il Ibrahim, the Public Relations Officer, Office of the state’s Head of Civil Service, announced this in a statement in Dutse on …
Read More »Meningitis, God’s punishment for fornication,says Zamfara governor
The Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, on Tuesday attributed the renewed outbreak of meningitis which has claimed hundreds of lives in parts of the country to flagrant disobedience to God Specifically, he said fornication was the main reason God was punishing Nigeria with meningitis. He added that God decided to send …
Read More »100 Indian pupils in hospital after eating school meal-Police
Nearly 100 Indian schoolchildren were hospitalised with suspected food poisoning Thursday after eating a free midday meal at a government-run school near Mumbai, police said, adding that some were in a critical condition. “Ninety-seven have been admitted to hospital, a few of them are critical. They started vomiting after eating …
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