NUC tells professional bodies to desist from unhealthy competition

[ad_1] The National Universities Commission, NUC, has charged professional bodies to desist from unhealthy competition with the commission over the training of undergraduate students in universities. Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed, stated this recently, during the visit of the President of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria, ICCON, the commission. The ICCON…

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Ekiti doctors set to commence strike midnight Friday over poor welfare

[ad_1] The doctors under the umbrella of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMP), Ekiti State chapter, are set to down their tools beginning from midmight Friday (tomorrow). The union, which accused the govrernment of neglecting the state’s health sector as allegedl experienced under the administration of the immediate past governor…

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Commentary: China’s optimized COVID-19 strategy is a planned, science-based approach

[ad_1] (Xinhua) 14:34, January 01, 2023 BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — China optimized its COVID-19 strategy in a planned, science-based approach to cope with the changing situation of the pandemic, which is characterized by weakened pathogenicity. The shift of the strategy is to manage COVID-19 with measures designed for combating Class B infectious diseases, instead…

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From demographic dividend to talent dividend

[ad_1] JIN DING/CHINA DAILY Population aging is a distinct demographic phenomenon in the 21st century, with declining fertility and increasing life expectancy combining to raise the share of elderly people in the total population of many countries. But unlike in Western developed countries, China’s total fertility rate has declined drastically within a short period of…

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Male fertility crisis: What environmental contaminants have got to do with it

[ad_1] By THE CONVERSATION The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently reported that around one in six couples globally are affected by infertility. For many years people tended to blame women for a couple’s infertility – especially in African countries. But it’s now known that male factor infertility contributes about 50% of total cases. And men worldwide – Africa included –…

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