Buhari signs Mental Health Bill into law

[ad_1] Victoria Edeme The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the harmonised Mental Health Bill into law. The Bill, which was harmonised by the Senate and House of Representatives in 2021, will replace the Lunacy act of 1958. The President of the Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria, Prof Taiwo Obindo, who confirmed the…

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Danish expert says “illogical” to require negative COVID test for China arrivals

[ad_1] (Xinhua) 13:26, January 06, 2023 A medical worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a senior resident in Hufeng Village of Wenchang, south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 22, 2022. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu) While acknowledging that testing was not particularly time-consuming or expensive, Christian Wejse, senior physician and professor of global medicine at Aarhus University,…

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Chinese diplomat in New York refutes irresponsible COVID reports on China

[ad_1] (Xinhua) 09:23, January 06, 2023 NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — The spokesperson of the Chinese Consulate General here on Wednesday refuted irresponsible reports by some U.S. media that smear and distort China’s COVID-19 policy adjustment and anti-COVID effectiveness. “Since COVID began, the Chinese government has always put the people and their lives above…

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COVID-19: Association faults FG’s stance on restricting travellers from China

[ad_1] The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners has faulted the Federal Government’s restraint in placing a restriction on travellers from China due to the COVID-19 resurgence. ANPMP’s President, Dr. Kayode Adesola, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos. The association is the umbrella organisation for all medical…

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