In a major leap forward for cancer treatment, scientists at City of Hope Hospital in Los Angeles, California, have developed a revolutionary cancer drug that destroys solid tumours without damaging healthy cells. The drug, code-named AOH1996, targets the protein proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), a key player in tumour growth previously considered “undruggable.” After two...
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Nigeria Nurses and Midwives Abroad Struggle to Renew Licences as Verification Portal Remains Shut
The sudden deactivation of the verification portal by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria in February has plunged countless Nigerian nurses and midwives working abroad into turmoil. Currently, healthcare workers are encountering hurdles in renewing their licences and meeting the regulatory requirements set by international bodies. Already, some nurses without the necessary verification from...
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WHO Aims to Eradicate Mpox Outbreaks in Africa Within Six Months
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has set a target of halting mpox outbreaks in Africa within the next six months. This announcement came as the first vaccine shipments are expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, in the coming days. Africa, particularly the DRC, with over 18,000 suspected cases and 629 deaths,...
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Doctors in Ogun State Return to Work as Strike is Put on Hold
The Ogun State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, on Friday, suspended its 25-day strike following the hardship faced by patients during the strike period. The chairman of the association, Dr Ogunjimi Luqman, said the strike would be halted for four weeks to create room for amicable negotiations with the state government. Luqman noted...
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FG appeals to resident doctors to call off warning strike
The Federal Government has appealed to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD0) to call off their seven-day warning strike. The association began a seven-day warning strike to push for the rescue of a Kaduna-based doctor, Dr Ganiyat Popoola who was kidnapped in December 2023 and has now spent about nine months in the kidnappers’...
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United States Donates 10,000 Mpox Vaccines to Nigeria
The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development,USAID,Tuesday, donated 10,000 doses of the mpox (formerly referred to as “Monkeypox”) vaccine to the Government of Nigeria to support its efforts in responding to the current mpox outbreak. Mpox is an infectious viral disease that occurs in humans and animals. It can be transmitted...
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Contact tracing underway for Monkeypox Case Confirmed in Cross River State
Commissioner for Health in Cross River State, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk has confirmed that a case of Monkeypox (M-Pox) has been confirmed in the state and that they are doing contact tracing to ascertain where she has been and how many have come in contact with her. Ayuk said, “The case, a female from Okoshe...
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just in:Medical Staff Threaten Indefinite Strike if Kidnapped Doctor is Not Released
The Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, EKSUTH, has joined others in a solidarity protest for the release of their abducted colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola. Doctor Popoola, who is an Ophthalmologist at the National Eye Center in Kaduna, was kidnapped on December 27, 2023, alongside her husband and nephew,w, while her...
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Nigeria’s Brain Drain: Health Minister Explains Why Foreign Countries Covet Nigerian Health Workers
Health Minister, Ali Pate says doctors and nurses trained in Nigeria are sought-after globally and 67% of them work in the United Kingdom. He made this known on Tuesday evening, August 13, on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. Pate added that if health workers from Nigeria leave the National Health Service (NHS), the service will struggle. He...
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COVID-19 Cases Surpass 775 Million, Deaths Reach 7 Million Globally- WHO Reports
The World Health Organisation, WHO, said on Tuesday that, as of July 21, 2024, more than 775 million confirmed cases and more than seven million deaths from COVID-19 have been reported globally since the pandemic began. This was announced in a statement issued in Abuja. “Globally, during the 28-day period (24 June to 21 July),...