Month: December 2021

Performance enhancing drugs may cause organ damage, sudden death, NAFDAC warns

Dangerous to healthy living The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration…

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Nigeria destroys over 1 million expired COVID-19 vaccines in Abuja

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) alongside…

Sam EFERARO

UBTH, Heineken African Foundation partner to improve  neo-natal care

Commission N42m hi-tech equipment for Special Care Baby Unit Advanced neonatal care…

Juliet Umeh

Lagos commences prosecution of COVID-19 guidelines defaulters

Concerned with the dramatic rise in COVID-19 positive cases seen in the…

Juliet Umeh

54gene unveils diagnostic hub, 7RiverLabs, to boost patient health outcomes   

Health Technology Company, 54gene, has launched 7RiverLabs, a diagnostic hub fitted with…

Juliet Umeh

NMA urges vaccinated Nigerians not to stop COVID-19 preventive measures

The President, Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, has warned the public,…

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Anti-vaccine Christian broadcaster Marcus Lamb dies at 64 after contracting Covid  

Marcus Lamb, a co-founder and the CEO of the conservative Christian Daystar…

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World Bank advocates special tax on alcohol, cigarettes to improve Primary Healthcare

The World Bank Group has called on the Federal Government to impose…

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Court convicts patient’s relatives for assaulting UBTH health workers

CMD says hospital will not tolerate assault against its workforce Restates commitment…

Sam EFERARO

NCDC confirms emergence of Omicron variant in Nigeria 

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday December 1, confirmed…

Sam EFERARO

Prolonged COVID-19 pandemic deepening HIV epidemic inequalities, UNICEF warns, ahead of World AIDS Day  

 Says one child was infected with HIV every two minutes in 2020…

Sam EFERARO