[ad_1] Malawi has recorded more than 1,000 cholera deaths since the outbreak started in March last year. This is the highest figure the country has ever recorded for a cholera outbreak. There are fears health officials are struggling to contain the outbreak as they are running low on medical supplies, including vaccines – most of…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 14:37, January 26, 2023 WINDHOEK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) — Chinese visitors or tourists will not be required to produce COVID-19 tests when entering Namibia, an official told Xinhua, following recently imposed entry restrictions on travelers from China by some countries. “Namibia has not implemented that on Chinese nationals or tourists. Such a move…
[ad_1] …As LUTH/SCFN, NNPC, Chevron unveil Flow Cytometer to cure sickle cell patients Rebecca Ejifoma The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Folasade Ogunsola has commended the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for the quality services and infrastructure in place, as she promised to collaborate with the hospital. The VC made this…
[ad_1] Dennis Naku A medical doctor and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Save a Life Group, Dr. Richard Okoye, has said the condition of professors, especially in the health sector, has increased the number of younger doctors traveling abroad for a better deal. Dr. Okoye stated this during a media interaction at his office in…
[ad_1] The National Blood Service Commission (NBSC), says it will embark on a regulatory tour of health facilities to ensure strict compliance with blood services regulations. Mr Haruna Abdullahi, the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Abdullahi said efforts were in place to ensure watertight…
[ad_1] Torrential rain that lasted for two hours on Tuesday wreaked havoc in Ipogun community in Ifedore LGA of Ondo State, destroying property worth millions of naira. The downpour, accompanied by a heavy storm, damaged several houses, shops, church buildings, electric poles, schools, and a part of the community’s health centre among others. The incident…
[ad_1] The Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Sugandh Rajaram, has urged Indian businesses to partner Ghanaian businesses to leverage on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to grow their business to reach a wider market. According to him, some businesses were exploring partnerships with Ghanaian businesses to leverage the AfCFTA, however…
[ad_1] The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Gambo Aliyu, has said failure to take medication is responsible for the number of deaths the country is recording now from Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Aliyu said HIV/AIDS is one of the longest epidemic in human…
[ad_1] PPC Limited, Nigeria’s leading engineering and infrastructure development company with footprints across Nigeria’s healthcare landscape, has successfully completed the installation of a Cath-Lab at Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja, to aid efficient medical operations. The project involved the installation of Philips Azurion 3 F15 Cath-Lab, a smart imaging equipment, designed to perform a wide range…
[ad_1] Dennis Naku Some aggrieved e-hailing drivers have accused medical practitioners at a medical facility of negligence resulting in the death of their colleague, Kelvin Edonoge, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The drivers, while staging a demonstration in front of the hospital along the Ken Saro-Wiwa Road, Port Harcourt, sang solidarity songs and demanded justice…
