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COVID-19: Arik Air seeks priority vaccination for aviation workers

On: March 4, 2021

By Taiye Olayemi Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, Chief Executive Officer, Arik Air, has called for the immediate vaccination of aviation workers as COVID-19 frontline workers. Ilegbodu made this call when he hosted the Publisher of Atqnews and organiser AKWAABA Africa Travel and Tourism Market, Mr Ikechi Uko, at his office onContinue Reading

Nigeria’s COVID-19 deaths near 2,000 mark

By: Ifeanyi Nwoko

On: March 4, 2021

In: Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 16 additional COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease since its outbreak in the country to 1,939.Continue Reading

U.S. launches COVID-19 messages of Hope intervention in Nigeria

By: Ifeanyi Nwoko

On: March 3, 2021

In: Health

US Consul General, Claire Pierangelo, on Wednesday launched the COVID-19 messages of Hope intervention project in Nigeria in a bid to stop the spread of the disease.Continue Reading

West African health ministers in joint fight against Ebola

By: Ifeanyi Nwoko

On: March 3, 2021

In: Health

Ministers of Health from Guinea – which is combating a new Ebola outbreak – and neighbouring countries have agreed on a unified front to combat the virus that re-emerged about three weeks ago.Continue Reading

World Hearing Day: National hospital embarks on free screening

By: Ifeanyi Nwoko

On: March 3, 2021

In: Health

The National Hospital Abuja, on Wednesday embarked on a free ear screening exercise to reduce the rate of hearing loss and other ear problems.Continue Reading

Family Planning: Ogun to address unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortion

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: March 3, 2021

In: Health

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

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