Medicine

Nigeria has recorded 2314  new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of the confirmed cases to 118,969 with 94,877 Discharged and 1, 497 Deaths.   The Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made the confirmation via its official Twitter page @NCDCgov.   Below is the breakdown of the new cases as recorded by the NCDC […]

Nigeria has recorded 1,964 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive in the country to 116,655. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this via its official Twitter handle. According to the tweet, the 1,964 new cases were from 24 states. Lagos reported the highest number of […]

Awka-Anambra State Ministry of Health has organised a one-day training for stakeholders, master trainers and health workers in the state on Family Planning Natural Procreative Technology (NaProTECHNOLOGY).   NaProTECHNOLOGY is a women’s health science that monitors and maintains a woman’s reproductive and gynecological health; it provides medical and surgical treatments that cooperate completely with the […]

Awka-Anambra State Health Commissioner, Dr Vincent Okpala says he is optimistic of improvements in healthcare services delivery in the state with recent Government interventions in the health sector.   The commissioner gave the assurance while interacting with newsmen in his office at the Jerome Udoji Secretariat, Awka. Dr Okpala said that considering the attention given […]

Nigeria has recorded 1,386 new cases of covid-19 and additional 14 deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NSCD, says , 114691 cases have been confirmed, 92336 cases have been discharged and 1478 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The 1386 new cases are reported from 22 states However, while 1,464 have succumbed […]

Awka-Anambra State House of Assembly Speaker, alongside House Members have been tested for COVID-19 pandemic. The State Ministry of Health carried out compulsory COVID-19 tests for members and staff members on the invitation from the Speaker, Mr Uche Okafor. The COVID-19 tests for members and staff members too at the assembly followed a spike in cases […]

Akpo (Aguata LGA)-Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) has flagged-off a free registration of the 28,246 individuals into the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) being funded by the Federal Government. The flag-off was held at Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Akpo, Aguata Local Government Area (LGA). The event also featured 11 health teams that covered the […]

Edo State has recorded 15 new confirmed cases and three more deaths from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the state government ramps up measures to halt spread of the second wave of the pandemic. With the new deaths, the state has now recorded a total of 18 deaths since December 1, 2020 when the state started […]

Many countries are either buying or planning to buy COVID-19 vaccines to immunise their citizens. But there is not yet a coherent plan by the Nigerian government for how to get the vaccines. Public officials have announced different plans just as some state governments are also planning to get their own supply. Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, […]

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has built capacity to conduct 600 coronavirus (COVID-19) tests daily, as there are three additional Real Time-PCR Molecular Reference Laboratory operational in the state.The governor urged stakeh…