COVID -19: Ekiti Recorded 180 New Cases In July, August- State Govt
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COVID -19: Ekiti Recorded 180 New Cases In July, August- State Govt

Webby - August 10, 2021

Dr. Oyebanji Filani, the Commissioner for Health in Ekiti State, confirmed that the state had 180 cases of COVID-19 between July and August 2021. During a press…

Group conducts free cancer screening
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Group conducts free cancer screening

Webby - August 10, 2021

The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), an NGO, says it conducted free breast, cervical and prostate cancer screening on 868 people in the month of June 2021.…

Regulator accuses drugs giants of charging ‘unfairly high’ prices in Britain
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Regulator accuses drugs giants of charging ‘unfairly high’ prices in Britain

Webby - August 5, 2021

Spread the love Drugs firms Pfizer and Flynn were on Thursday accused by Britain’s competition watchdog of abusing their dominant positions to overcharge the National Health Service…

145 girls, women of reproduction age die daily from pregnancy-related complications
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145 girls, women of reproduction age die daily from pregnancy-related complications

Webby - August 5, 2021

Spread the love The Federal Ministry of Health has said that in Nigeria some 145 girls and women of reproductive age die daily from pregnancy-related complications. The…

Return To Work Within 24-hours Or Be Dismissed— Rivers Govt To Striking Doctors
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Return To Work Within 24-hours Or Be Dismissed— Rivers Govt To Striking Doctors

Webby - August 3, 2021

The Rivers State Government has threatened to impose a no-work, no-pay policy on striking resident doctors working at state-run hospitals. Tammy Danagogo, the Secretary to the Rivers…

Doctors set for another showdown, begin nationwide strike
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Doctors set for another showdown, begin nationwide strike

Webby - July 31, 2021

Spread the loveDoctors under the umbrella of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have agreed to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, 2 August, 2021.…

Okowa advocates Environmental Action Plan to reduce malaria transmission
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Okowa advocates Environmental Action Plan to reduce malaria transmission

Webby - July 29, 2021

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, has advocated for a National Action Plan on Environment to facilitate the reduction of malaria transmission in the country. Okowa,  receiving officials of…

Presidential aide explains why Buhari will continue London medical vac—for life
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Presidential aide explains why Buhari will continue London medical vac—for life

Webby - July 28, 2021

Spread the loveWhen your life depends on a group of people’s gifted hands, you don’t want to skip out on them. That appears what the special adviser…

WHO urges better hepatitis prevention through testing
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WHO urges better hepatitis prevention through testing

Webby - July 27, 2021

Every 30 seconds, one person in the world dies of a disease caused by hepatitis. The United Nations has planned to largely contain the various forms of…

Cholera spreads in Abuja councils as death toll rises
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Cholera spreads in Abuja councils as death toll rises

Webby - July 22, 2021

Spread the love The cholera outbreak in the FCT is spreading fast as cases now rise frochm 604 to 698 in 72 hours. No fewer than 60…