The federal government says there is no confirmed case of monkeypox virus in Lagos state. Last week, Jide Idris, the state commissioner for health, announced that there were two suspected cases of the virus. But addressing a press conference on Monday, Isaac Adewole, minister of health, said all the monkeypox test samples obtained from the state […]
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According to the World Health Organization, Diarrhoea disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old, and is responsible for killing around 525,000 children every year. These deaths can be prevented through the simple act of handwashing with soap which can break the chain of infection. Dettol, one of Nigeria’s […]
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Mr Jalal Arabi, the Permanent Secretary, State House, has refuted media report suggesting that the State House Medical Centre (SHMC), had received N11.01billion as appropriation for the period 2015-2017. Arabi’s refutal is contained in a statement by Mr Attah Esa, the Deputy Director, Information in the State House, Abuja on Sunday. According to him, out […]
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At the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, Isaac Adewole, minister of health, disclosed to state house correspondents that the federal government has started taking steps to stop doctors in public service from engaging in private practice. Adewole said a technical committee had been set up to look at the Yayale Ahmed report on […]
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The commissioner for health in Lagos State, Jide Idris, on Monday disclosed that two suspected cases of monkeypox have been recorded in the state. Idris told journalists at a press conference that it had become necessary to sensitise residents about the viral disease which had earlier been reported in three states: Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and […]
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Following the outbreak of monkeypox in Bayelsa state, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has called for calm, noting that the diseases looks and sounds a lot worse than it actually is. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the chief executive officer of NCDC, told NAN on Saturday that the centre was taking steps to manage the cases […]
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Not less than 11 people have been placed under medical surveillance in Bayelsa state, as a result of suspected outbreak of a viral disease, monkeypox. Ebitimitula Etebu, the state commissioner for health, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said samples of the virus had been sent to the World Health Organisation (WHO) laboratory in Dakar, Senegal […]
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“Free treatment” at the state house clinic is soon to end, as Jalal Arabi, state house permanent secretary, has said the clinic will be commercialised to generate revenue. The hospital, which was established to cater to the medical needs of the president, the vice-president, their families and presidential aides, has been riddled in controversies. In […]
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Residents doctors in Kaduna State have begun an indefinite strike on Tuesday over the “sorry state” of healthcare facilities in state government hospitals. Joseph Jokshan, president, Association of Resident Doctors in the state, said at a press briefing Monday night in Kaduna that the state government had not responded to any of the doctors’ demands […]
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Following a conciliation meeting between leaders of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and representatives of the federal government in Abuja on Saturday, the union has decided to suspend its industrial action in principle. Consequently, the union has asked its members across the country to resume work on Wednesday next week after a meeting of […]
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