[ad_1] Omede Ogu, officer-in-charge of port health services (PHS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, says proactive measures have been taken to prevent the new COVID-19 variant from slipping into the country. The port health services are tasked with inspection, disease surveillance and environmental health activities of ships, aircraft and land vehicles. The World Health…
[ad_1] A bump in reported COVID-19 cases in Boyd, Greenup and Carter counties has been observed by The Centers for Disease Control. Nationwide, more than 12,600 Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19, and that number is rising, jumping 22% in the most recent week, the CDC reported. Still, the numbers are about one-third of where they…
[ad_1] The Port Health Services (PHS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, said it has taken proactive measures to prevent importation of the new COVID-19 variant into the country. The Officer-in-Charge, Omede Ogu, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Mr Ogu said information on the…
[ad_1] Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and intensified United States (US)–China competition have had two important geostrategic consequences. They have blown new life into the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and accelerated expansion of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) bloc’s role and membership, as confirmed at this week’s Johannesburg summit. These trends have hastened…
Juliet Jacob Ochenje The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr.Betta Edu, has disclosed that the verification of the Federal Government’s social register to ensure that the poorest of the poor is captured has begun. Edu further said that the Federal Government will work closely with State Governors, Local Governments and community leaders to…
[ad_1] The Global Parkinson’s Genetics Programme (GP2) has announced the discovery of a genetic variant that increases the risk of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in people of African and African admixed populations. GP2 researchers identified the variant on the GBA1 gene as part of efforts to galvanise international and collaborative research into the genetics of Parkinson’s…
[ad_1] A 500-level student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has died after alleged difficulty in accessing emergency healthcare. Sources in the know of the development said the student, identified as Ayomide Akeredolu, died at around 8:50 pm on Thursday. A student said Akeredolu was rushed to the university health centre but was…
[ad_1] ‘Nigeria Records 15% Improvement In Health Security Capacities In 5 Years’. Diphtheria: Death toll hits 100 in Kano, 26 in Bauchi. Healthcare: WHO, NPHCDA To Intervene In Katsina. Anthrax: FG inaugurates primary animal health centre to tackle infectious diseases in Oyo. Measles outbreak in Benue IDPs camp escalates. FHIS commends Tinubu’s plan to proritise…
[ad_1] The Federal Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with Oyo State Government has trained about 50 disease surveillance agents on accurate reporting of animal diseases in the state. The epidemiology training, which was organised by the Regional Disease Surveillance Enhancement (REDISSE) Project in collaboration with Oyo government, is aimed at improving disease surveillance and swift…
Gom Mirian Nigeria’s economy has recorded a slight improvement in the second quarter of 2023, as the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.51 per cent year-on-year in real terms. This is 0.2 per cent higher than the 2.31 per cent growth recorded in the first quarter of the year. According to data released…
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