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CITAD identifies hinderances to COVID vaccine administration in some northern states
A Civil Society Organisation, (CSO), Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has identified non-payment of COVID vaccine administrators, lack of sufficient information on where and how to be vaccinated with misconception…
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One million doses of vaccine expired in Nigeria , FG reacts
Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines expired in Nigeria in November, according to Reuters.
Citing at least two sources, Reuters said the development shows one of the biggest single losses of doses that highlights the difficulty African…
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JUST IN: Nigeria records three new cases of Omicron variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday afternoon announced that three additional cases of the Omicron variant have been reported.
According to the centre, this new cases bring the total of the recently discovered…
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Senate wants MDCN to blacklist substandard foreign medical institutions
Senate Committee on Health has urged Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to blacklist foreign medical institutions that do not meet its requirements on training and practice of medicine in Nigeria.
Chairman of the committee,…
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Private hospital sensitizes 500 patent medicine vendors in Kano
A private health facility, Best Choice Specialist Hospital has sensitized over 500 hundred patent medicine vendors in Kano state.
The Human resource manager of the Hospital, Sadik Spikin, on Saturday, said the essence of the capacity…
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FG approves COVID-19 booster shots amid Omicron variant
The Federal Government has approved COVID-19 booster shots as the world battles to contain the new Omicron variant of the disease.
The Head of Public Relations Unit, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Mohammad Ohitoto, made…
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COVID-19: FG revises international travel protocol amid Omicron scare
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has reviewed the country’s International travel protocol amid the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus, “Omicron”.
The PSC Chairman, Mr Boss Mustapha, said this in a statement,…
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Kano unveils standardised premarital HIV/AIDS certificate
Kano State Government on Thursday unveiled the standardised premarital HIV/AIDS screening certificate to further stem spread of the scourge.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that wife of the state governor, Dr Hafsat Abdullahi…
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Nigeria records 440,000 new cases of TB annually- Official
By Muhammad Muhammad
Coordinator, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program Dr. Chukwuma Anyaike says that Nigeria is still battling with the Tuberculosis crisis with estimated 440,000 new cases recorded annually.
Dr. Chukwuma…
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NCDC confirms two cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the country.
NCDC announced this in a statement on Wednesday morning signed by its Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa.…
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