Health

Huawei-based 5G Telemedicine solution wins COVID-19 innovation award

The telemedicine solution for COVID-19 developed by the China-Japan Friendship Hospital based on Huawei's 5G network solutions has been awarded…

4 years ago

Lassa fever kills medical doctor, pregnant woman, 80 others – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 80 persons have so far died from Lassa fever as of Thursday in…

4 years ago

OAPs: 1,000 victims of drug abuse in Edo psychiatric centres

Over 1,000 victims of hard drugs are currently in psychiatric centres in Benin City, Edo State. There are over 300 patients…

4 years ago

For hosting doctors without approval, Wike fires Heath Commissioner

For hosting preliminary session of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) without approval, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has…

4 years ago

Kwara to vaccinate 601,865 children against measles, polio

The wife of the Kwara Governor and Founder, Ajike People’s Support Centre, Mrs. Olufolake AbdulRazaq, on Wednesday flagged off the…

4 years ago

Cholera outbreak claims five lives in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera in Ofoni, a coastline settlement in Sagbama Local Government Area (LGA) of…

4 years ago

Afreximbank begins construction of Medical Centre of Excellence in Abuja

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Tuesday formally begins the groundbreaking for the construction of the African Medical Centre of Excellence…

4 years ago

Health risks: World Bank wants special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes, beverages

The World Bank Group has called on the Federal Government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages…

4 years ago

Oyetola flags off distribution of OHIS cards to 69,273 enrolees

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun, on Thursday, flagged off the distribution of Osun Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS) beneficiaries' cards to…

4 years ago

One child infected with HIV every two minutes in 2020 – UNICEF

A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has shown that, at least, one child globally was infected…

4 years ago

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