Health

Aug
31
2021
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Unknown Gunmen Invade Bayelsa Hospital, Attack Doctors, Patients

Unknown Gunmen Invade Bayelsa Hospital, Attack Doctors, Patients

Health, Metro
Unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers in the early hours of Tuesday raided a Government hospital in Bayelsa, Diete Koki Memorial Hospital, carting away cash and valuables belonging to doctors on duty and patients as well. The hospital is located along Opolo Road in Yenagoa, the state capital, The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The suspected robbers were alleged to have broken into the hospital from the fence behind. One of the Doctors on duty, Dr Okeleghel Awudumapu, told journalists that the robbery gang attacked while he was returning from his call room. Dr Awudumapu said…
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Aug
27
2021
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Greener Pastures: Organisers suspend Saudi Arabia recruitment as DSS chase away doctors, arrests journalist

Greener Pastures: Organisers suspend Saudi Arabia recruitment as DSS chase away doctors, arrests journalist

Health, News
Operatives of the Department of State Services, on Thursday, dispersed medical doctors, who stormed the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, to take part in the recruitment interview organised by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health. Medical consultants in their hundreds flooded the Ladi Kwali Hall of the hotel to participate in the recruitment, while another exercise was scheduled for Thursday. It was gathered that the DSS operatives stormed the hotel on Thursday morning and dispersed the doctors and journalists, who gathered at the venue. A journalist with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, Marcus Fatunde, was arrested at the venue. Fatunde was,…
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Aug
24
2021
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 565 new cases, 8 deaths – NCDC

COVID-19: Nigeria records 565 new cases, 8 deaths – NCDC

Health
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has recorded 565 new COVD-19 infections and eight deaths. The NCDC disclosed this in a report on Tuesday via its website. The agency noted that this brings the total infections, since the index case in 2020, to 187, 588. The NCDC attributed the surge to the highly transmissible Delta variant and low vaccination rates across the country. The centre also said that eight COVID-19 related deaths were reported on Monday, bringing the total fatality figure to 2,276. The NCDC stated that the new cases were reported in 13 states and the FCT. It…
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Aug
24
2021
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BE CAREFUL!!! 938 Dead As Cholera Ravages 22 States, FCT

BE CAREFUL!!! 938 Dead As Cholera Ravages 22 States, FCT

Health
Nigeria has, so far, recorded 33,661 cases of cholera in 22 states across the country leading to the death of not less than 938 persons, the Minister of Environment, Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, has said. Addressing newsmen on the cholera outbreak in Nigeria Monday in Abuja, the minister said it has become urgent to sensitize the general public on the outbreak and efforts made by the ministry to contain the scourge. He said the latest situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that the disease has spread to 22 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The minister…
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Aug
04
2021
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COVID-19: Nigeria records 505 new cases in 13 states

COVID-19: Nigeria records 505 new cases in 13 states

Health
As the more contagious delta variant of the COVID-19) spreads, a total of 505 new cases were recorded on Tuesday in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, which made this known via its website on Wednesday morning, put the country’s COVID-19 toll at 175,264 as of Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the new infections indicate an increase from the 404 cases announced a day earlier. The latest NCDC data indicates that Nigeria is experiencing the third wave of COVID-19 infection as officially confirmed by the government. According to the NCDC, the fresh infections were recorded in…
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Jun
29
2021
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Senator Kalu Applauds FG for Containing COVID-19  Spread 

Senator Kalu Applauds FG for Containing COVID-19  Spread 

Health
Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State , Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has applauded the federal government of Nigeria for what he referred to as "effective containment of the spread of  coronavirus against the initial predictions of fatal spread" He said the federal government combated the dangerous virus , adding that he is happy that even  the Prime Minister of Australia also acknowledged Nigeria's efforts in one of the recent interviews The Abia North Senator extended the commendation on Tuesday during the unveiling of All Day anti bacteria products held in Abuja. The epoch event which…
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May
26
2021
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COVID-19: Small number of people suffer stroke after receiving AstraZeneca – as experts urge doctors to be alert

COVID-19: Small number of people suffer stroke after receiving AstraZeneca – as experts urge doctors to be alert

Health
Three people aged under 45 have suffered from a stroke within a month of receiving the coronavirus vaccine AstraZeneca. "Doctors need to be vigilant if patients present with typical stroke symptoms due to a blocked artery any time between days four and 28 post-vaccination." Doctors have been told to look out for signs of stroke in patients who received the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus jab after one person died and two others needed hospital treatment. Two women in their 30s and a man in his 40s suffered blood clots, leading to an ischaemic stroke - the most common kind, caused when a…
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May
25
2021
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BREAKING: 20 killed as cholera outbreak hits Bauchi

BREAKING: 20 killed as cholera outbreak hits Bauchi

Health
The Bauchi State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aliyu Maigoro, has confirmed the outbreak of cholera disease in the state. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Bauchi, Mr Maigor disclosed that no fewer than 20 persons have died of the disease. According to him, the index case was a 37- year- old housewife, who was admitted at the Burra General Hospital on April 24, 2021 in Ningi Local Government Area. He added that the disease was also discovered in neighboring communities like Sumaila and other Local Government Areas of Kano State. Details later…
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May
25
2021
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CORONAVIRUS: Nigeria records 42 new cases on Monday

CORONAVIRUS: Nigeria records 42 new cases on Monday

Health
Nigeria on Monday recorded 42 new cases of coronavirus infection, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 166,061, according to official data. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported this on its official Twitter handle Monday night, adding that the new cases were recorded in seven states and the federal capital territory, FCT. Again, Lagos took the lead with 14 cases and it is followed closely by Gombe with 11 cases while Ebonyi and Kano reported five each. The trio of Edo, Kaduna and Rivers State reported one case each while the FCT recorded four new cases. According…
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May
09
2021
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WOW!!! See why hypertension cases are rising in Nigeria’

WOW!!! See why hypertension cases are rising in Nigeria’

Health
Nutrition and other health experts said many Nigerians are exceeding the recommended daily salt intake, noting that this may be a major reason for the increasing incidence of hypertension in the country. Efforts of the country to reduce the huge burden of hypertension, kidney diseases and other health conditions, they said, must include a policy framework to address the problem of high blood pressure, stressing that the health condition is linked to high salt consumption. The experts, Principal Dietician at Ajeromi General Hospital, Lagos, Olusola Malomo; and a clinical pharmacist based in Asaba, Delta State, Dr. Kingsley Amibor, said the…
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