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Family Planning: Ogun to address unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortion

On: March 3, 2021

By Yetunde Fatungase The Ogun Government says it will focus and capture more adolescents in its family planning initiatives and programmes, to address spate of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion among youths. The Executive Secretary of the state’s Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr Elijah Ogunsola made this known atContinue Reading

COVID-19: Angola, first country in Eastern, Southern Africa region to receive COVAX vaccines

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 3, 2021

In: Health

Angola receives 624,000 doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine from Sérum Institute of India as part of COVAX initiative, which aims to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines against COVID-19 worldwide.Continue Reading

FG working to provide affordable healthcare services —- Minister

By: Ifeanyi Nwoko

On: March 3, 2021

In: Health

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure affordable healthcare services to all Nigerians, to achieve universal health coverage.Continue Reading

COVID-19: NCDC records 479 new infections

By: Ifeanyi Nwoko

On: March 3, 2021

In: Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 479 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 156,496.Continue Reading

Rivers Govt. to build world class cancer treatment centre – Wike

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 2, 2021

In: Health

By Precious Akutamadu Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday announced that his administration would build a world class treatment centre to cater to cancer and cardiovascular diseases in the state. Wike disclosed this during the inauguration of the Rumuogba 1 and 2 flyovers, of the triple flyover project builtContinue Reading

COVID-19 : AstraZeneca vaccine safe, efficacious – PTF

By: Edith Ike-Eboh

On: March 2, 2021

In: Health

PTF on COVID-19 has declared as safe and efficacious, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as Nigeria takes delivery of 3.92 doses of the vaccine.Continue Reading

Gov. Yahaya provides complementary feeds for children in Gombe

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 2, 2021

In: Health

By Hajara Leman Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has unveiled locally-made infant and young child complementary feeds for the treatment of moderately malnourished children in the state. The governor unveiled the complementary feeds during the 3rd Science Technology, Innovation, Agriculture and Mineral Resources Expo organised by the Ministry ofContinue Reading

Commonwealth: Minister urges common measure at combating COVID-19

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 2, 2021

In: Foreign, Health

By Perpetua Onuegbu The Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, has urged members of the Commonwealth of Nations to evolve common measures to fight COVID-19 and protect their natural resources. Adamu made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja to commemorate the 2021 Commonwealth Day scheduledContinue Reading

Nigeria receives 3.94 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 2, 2021

In: Health

An Emirate plane — Boeing 777300ER, carrying 3.94 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrives Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja.Continue Reading

President Buhari, VP Osinbajo to pick dates to be vaccinated publicly

By: Ifeanyi Nwoko

On: March 2, 2021

In: Health

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will pick dates on which they will be vaccinated publicly, with the first batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, which is about four million doses, expected to arrive in Nigeria on Tuesday.Continue Reading

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