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Ghebreyesus faces criticism from Ethiopia over 2nd term as WHO chief
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is running for a new term with opposition from his own country instead of another candidate.
Ghebreyesus laid out more…
COVID-19 4th wave formally declared extinct in Lagos State — Health…
With the consistent plummeting of COVID-19 case positivity in Lagos State, the national epic centre of the virus, the government has announced the end of the fourth wave…
China Uses Anal Tests To Detect Omicron As COVID Variant Spreads
Chinese health authorities are ordering the use of controversial but more precise anal swabs to detect COVID-19 for a third year running as Omicron spreads in country, Per Second News…
Just in: Omicron COVID-19 variant cases flattening in Africa, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa’s fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic called Omicron variant is flattening.
The variant remains the…
Nigeria reports 395 cases of mutant poliovirus 16 months after WHO certified it…
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Thursday announced 395 new cases of Circulating Mutant…
Corruption has robbed Nigeria of direct foreign investment – FG
Nigeria has lost a lot of direct foreign investment due to the endemic corruption and graft ravaging the country, the Federal Government said on Thursday. Mr…
World record as U.S. surgeons transplant pig’s heart into human
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United States surgeons have broken a world medical record as they transplanted the heart of a pig into the body of a dying patient for the first time ever.
The surgeons transplanted…
COVID-19: Cyprus reports another strain, “Deltacron’’
A new strain of the coronavirus that combines the Delta and Omicron variants has been reportedly discovered in Cyprus.
Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean…
New coronavirus variants that may render vaccines impotent likely – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that new coronavirus variants could emerge during the pandemic that may render the current vaccines useless.
“As this pandemic drags on,…
400 People With COVID Mistakenly Told They Had Negative Test Results
At least 400 people with positive COVID-19 samples were mistakenly told they tested negative for the coronavirus just days before Christmas, as cases continue to surge due to the highly…
Alleged age falsification, mismanagement of funds: HEDA calls for probe of FMC…
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has urged the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie E. Ehanire, to investigate the Medical Director of…
Unknown Mystery disease kills over 100 in South Sudan
As the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to investigate a mystery illness in South Sudan, the disease has claimed another victim. Up until now, the illness has killed 97 people in…
3 Nigeria returnees among 7 Omicron cases found in India
Seven persons, including a non-resident Indian (NRI) woman and her two daughters from Nigeria, have tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Pune district of Maharashtra,…
WHO says no deaths reported from Omicron yet as variant spreads to 38 countries
The World Health Organisation said on Friday the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has now been detected in 38 countries around the world.
WHO Technical Lead for Covid-19 Maria Van…
Omicron variant now detected in 23 countries, alerts WHO
With at least 23 countries reporting cases of the new Omicron variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says every country should take it "extremely seriously".
WHO said the virus is now…
Inequality Against Africa Will Hinder Fight Against COVID — FG
Nigeria has warned that lack of vaccination by developing countries will provide a fertile ground for the Covid-19 virus to mutate, thus threatening the progress already recorded…
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