NHIS unveils National Health Insurance Research Agenda
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has received the National Health Insurance Research Agenda that will boost the sector. Mr Emmanuel Ononokpono, Deputy General Manager (Press) of the scheme, in a statement in Abuja, said that the presidential reforms of the operations of the scheme in Nigeria had received a significant boost with the unveiling of the agenda. He said that...
Spinal Cord: Experts task Nigerians on accident victims
Neurosurgeons have called for education of Nigerians on how to handle victims of road accidents to reduce cases of spinal cord injuries in Nigeria. They spoke at the Holistic Round Table Group Discussion on Tuesday in Ibadan, to mark the 2021 World Spinal Cord Injury Day observed every September 5. The event was organised by the Department of Neurological Surgery, Institute...
COVID-19: 1% of Lagos population vaccinated
The Lagos State Government had been able to vaccinate just about one per cent of its population, against a target of 60 per cent. As such, the state government is considering other ways to source COVID-19 vaccines in order to achieve herd immunity against the pandemic for its population. This is as Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says...
2.9m Nigerians fully vaccinated, says NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that so far 2,897,201 eligible persons had taken the jab across the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this on Tuesday, in Abuja, at the National Vaccines briefing. The figure of those who have received their complete dose of the coronavirus vaccine...
Amidst COVID-19, 5.2 millionaires emerged in 2020
Victor Akindele As countries of the world continue to count their losses to one of the deadliest global pandemic in recent time, a new report by Credit Suisse, shows that more people became millionaires in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. According to the report, the number of millionaires increased by 5.2 million to 56.1 million globally. While noting that wealth...
COVID-19: 42 African countries off track on meeting global target – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the end of September. New WHO data shows nearly 80 per cent of countries on the continent, or 42 out of 54, are off track on meeting the global target set in May...
3rd wave: Death toll rises to 33 in Edo
Edo State has continued to record an increase in the number of deaths of persons who have not been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccines. The state has confirmed three more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in the third wave of the pandemic in the state to 33. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this after...
Nigeria records 559 new COVID-19 cases – NCDC
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 559 new COVID-19 cases, as total infections rose to 197,046. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said this indicates a decrease from the 597 cases reported on Tuesday. The centre said the new cases were reported from 14 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC said Lagos reported 232 cases while Rivers reported 83. It said Enugu-66, Oyo-28,...
WHO monitors new variant of Coronavirus
A new Coronavirus strain, named Mu, has been designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Mu, or B.1.621, was first identified in Colombia and cases have been recorded in South America and Europe. The WHO’s weekly bulletin on the pandemic said the variant has mutations suggesting it could be more resistant to vaccines, as was the case...
CMD tasks Nigerians on safety protocols
Chief Medical Director (CMD), Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI), Prof. Adekunle Ajayi, has urged Nigerians to abide by all safety protocols as a way of checking the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Adekunle gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ido-Ekiti. He lamented the rate at which the third variant of COVID-19 was...
