The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi State Chapter has lamented that testing for COVID 19 had remained a huge challenge in the state. The Kogi NMA Chairman, Kabir Zubair, disclosed this on Thursday while reacting to the claim by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that only one sample had been sent to the
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Executive Secretary, Anambra Primarily Healthcare Development Agency (APHDA) Dr. Chioma Ezenyimulu has called on parents and caregivers to rise up to the task of immunizing their children against measles and other vaccine preventable diseases. She decried low turnout for routine immunisation meant to protect children against diseases due largely to the effects of lockdown occasioned
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has come out to give clarification on the information making the rounds on social media that a prolonged use of the face masks by healthy people may cause death. The centre on its Twitter handle on Saturday said the information is false. It said, face masks can be
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National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria (NAPPTON) has demanded inclusion of its members in the COVID 19 response plan, as well as adequate provision of Personal Protective Equipment for Health Workers in the state. The body also assured its preparedness to provide services in line with international best practices, THE DAILY
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The Ekiti State Government said on Friday that it has concluded arrangements to open its own COVID-19 testing laboratories in the next one week. When in place, the laboratories would serve as places where suspected Coronavirus infected patients could be tested without having to wait for higher authorities any longer. This is coming just as
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday advised governments to clinically test a herbal drink touted by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against coronavirus. The Covid-Organics infusion is derived from artemisia — a plant with proven anti-malarial properties — and other indigenous herbs. Rajoelina hopes to distribute the infusion across West Africa and
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The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says it will soon produce a vaccine for Coronavirus (COVID 19). The institution said this in a Bulletin issued on Monday that a team of medical experts and scientists led by a Professor of Medical Virology, Prof. Mathew Kolawole, is working on the project. It stated the research team had
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of the global solidarity trial of the vaccines being developed to tackle COVID 19 pandemic and efforts are underway to start the process in the country. The Officer in charge, WHO Nigeria and member of the Presidential Task Force (PTF)
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Africa richest man Aliko Dangote has assured Nigerians that he is committed to mobilising efforts and resources both within the private sector as well as from other sectors to help eliminate malaria and address epidemics like the current COVID19. In a statement to mark the World Malaria Day (WMD), which has the theme “Zero Malaria
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The Lagos State Government has urged the public to desist from stigmatising health facilities that might have been exposed to COVID-19 cases in the state. Dr Abiola Idowu, Executive Secretary, State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), made the plea in a statement on Thursday night. Idowu was reacting to a list of some
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As Yobe sets Up Mobile Courts The Borno task force on COVID19 says at least 104 persons had contact with the index case in the state. And neighbouring Yobe State sets up Mobile courts at all the state borders to try offenders who violate the state border closure order. Borno recorded its first case of the
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The Police and some medical personnel at Osun/Oyo border on Sunday evening reportedly intercepted a car, said to have conveyed a sick man, who eventually died while being checked. According to a report, the vehicle was stopped at Odo Oba, Iwo, an entry point to Osun from Oyo State while attempting to enter Osun State.
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LAGOS, Nigeria, The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for the deadly coronavirus, noting that the reality of the situation at hand was such that efforts must be put together with no stone left unturned in dealing with
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The Delta State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has warned its members and other health workers not to go near any COVID-19 patients without appropriate Personal Protective Equipment. The association said doctors and healthcare workers need to be adequately protected to save lives. Dr Ekeneam Omo, who is the state Chairman of NMA, while
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The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has expressed his readiness to donate his blood as sample for research in the quest to find a cure to the COVID-19 pandemic. When necessary, he said, his blood could be taken for evaluation by experts on post-infection protection against the deadly infection. Makinde, who survived the COVID-19 attack,
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