By Donald Ojebo
The United Nations' Organization has commended the Delta government for the construction of a 250-bed Asaba Specialist Hospital to improve provision of health services for it's citizenry.
Dr. Edward Kallon, United Nations' (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator gave...
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has extended its strike ultimatum by two weeks.
NARD extended the ultimatum in order to allow the Federal and State governments to address the issues of welfare of their members across the country.
The...
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the second dose of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine.
The vaccination took place on Saturday at the presidential villa, Abuja.
Suhayb Sanusi Rafindadi, the president’s personal physician, administered the vaccine.
In March, Buhari had received the first dose of...
COVID-19: 4,683 Nigerians receive second dose of AstraZeneca Vaccine — FG
The Federal Government has said that about 4,683 Nigerians have received their second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) Faisal Shuaib,...
India Crosses 300,000 COVID-19 Deaths As ‘Black Fungus’ Spreads
India passed 300,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths on Monday, fatalities remaining high despite the country flattening out the number of new cases in its devastating pandemic wave.
It became the third country —...
Kate and Johnson (not real names) have been married for a few years. Shayo is a housewife, taking care of the kids, while Dele goes to work every day. Dele came back from work one fine evening, expecting to...
Health authorities in Malawi have incinerated 19,610 expired doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, saying it will reassure the public that any vaccines they do get are safe.
It is the first African country to publicly do this.
The World Health...
350,000 HIV Patients Identified During Pandemic In Nigeria -NACA DG
No fewer than 350,000 people living with HIV were identified during the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria.
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr Gambo Gumel Aliyu,...
Suneet Sharma has calmly staged dozens of funerals each day of India’s resurgent coronavirus crisis — but he was overwhelmed when a father arrived at the crematorium with the body of his infant daughter.
The 48-year-old volunteers in New Delhi...
The top US health agency on Thursday announced it was lifting mask-wearing requirements for people fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a watershed moment in the pandemic.
“Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small,...
