The federal government, Tuesday, engaged royal fathers of South West extraction in its bid to increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the region. At a meeting held with the South West traditional rulers,led by His Imperial Majesty, Oba...
The Federal Government said it has enrolled 1,042,890 indigent Nigerians into the Basic Health Care Provision Fund. The FG, however, said only 753,999 Nigerians in 24 states can assess free care. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire disclosed...
The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has commended Dr Philip Ozuah, a Nigerian doctor based in New York, United States, for his very generous donation of one million US Dollars to the College of Medicine,...
Federal Government has said all Nigerian employers and employees would be mandated to make contributions of 15 per of basic salary to the new National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) scheme. Health and Managed Care Association of Nigeria (HMCAN), made...
Members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control branch, on Monday, suspended their 41-day indefinite strike. The union’s Secretary, Mr. Ayodeji Adetoboye, disclosed this in an interview with...
The Edo State Ministry of Health has revealed that eight persons had so far tested positive for monkeypox in the state. Consequently, it urged residents to observe safety measures to reduce the spread of the virus and other infectious...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has again warned of a possible fifth wave of the Covid-19 virus in the country, given the resurgence in the number of confirmed cases. It disclosed that about 1,332 cases were recorded in...
The World Health Organization has activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, declaring the virus a public health emergency of international concern. The rare designation means the WHO now views the outbreak as a significant enough...
Ghana has confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. It says both patients died recently in hospital in the southern Ashanti region.Their...
Ncdc twitter Nigeria has confirmed 357 new cases of COVID-19 amid the wave of fresh infections resurging in parts of the country. The number of new cases has continued to rise as authorities have yet to restore the relaxed...
