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U.S Senator Calls For The Resignation of WHO DG
Sen. Martha McSally is calling on the World Health Organization director general to step down over what she deems his assistance in...
NAFDAC approves Chloroquine mass production after clinical trials in China
For possible clinical trial treatment of COVID-19 patients, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved mass...
Epidemic of Fear: Addressing Misinformation and Panic in Infectious Disease Outbreaks – Dr. Oreh
By Dr Adaeze Oreh A few weeks ago,Masaka,the last patient receiving treatment for Ebola, the deadly viral haemorrhagic disease was discharged in...
Groom’s death few hours to wedding shocks, grieves bride, families, church
A bride, families and church in Jos, Plateau State, have been thrown into grief following the sudden death of a groom, Samuel Yarling...
Trump directs FDA to examine whether Remdesivir and chloroquine can be used for coronavirus
U.S President Donald Trump said Thursday that he directed the Food and Drug Administration, FDA, to investigate whether an existing drug given...
Five more coronavirus cases confirmed in Nigeria
The Federal Ministry of Health said that five more coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the total number of cases to...
Buhari names Sani Aliyu national coordinator to lead coronavirus response
• gives taskforce six months to work President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Sani Aliyu as National Coordinator for the fight...
Nigeria Records 3rd Coronavirus Case
Lagos state’s Commissioner of Health, Akin Abayomi, confirmed the third case in Nigeria of the novel coronavirus “Covid-19.” He revealed this at...
Abuja Doctors Commence Indefinite Strike
Medical doctors in Nigeria under the aegis of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), have announced an indefinite strike amid anxiety over coronavirus....
FG’s Medical Outreach: A leap in bringing basic surgeries, critical health services to under-served, vulnerable — Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) says the Buhari administration is committed to leaping the hurdle of bringing critical public health services to vulnerable...
Second HIV Patient Reportedly ‘Cured’ in 12 years
By Margaret Farley Steele It was 12 years ago that a German patient was seemingly cured of HIV. Now doctors in the...
COVID-19: Health Minister announces second case, again in Ogun
About weeks after an index of Coronavirus was first discovered in Nigeria through Ogun State, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has...
COVID-19: Prof. Iwu says cure for virus found in Nigeria
A Professor of Pharmacognosy, Maurice Iwu, says Nigeria has developed drugs for the deadly Coronavirus. Iwu, a former chairman of INEC, said his research...
COVID -19: 54 persons in supervised self-isolation, says Minister
The 100 people who have had contacts with Coronavirus index case have So far been traced and 54 are under “supervised...
Nigeria confirms first coronavirus case in Lagos
The federal ministry of health on Thursday night confirmed an infection in Lagos that would represent the first person in Nigeria to contract the virus....
Iran’s vice-president diagnosed with coronavirus
Iran’s vice-president has been diagnosed with coronavirus, according to report in Tehran. s Masoumeh Ebtekar is among 254 people infected with the...
