Tochukwu Chukwu
- Health , News , Society and Events.
- June 30, 2021
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USAID charges Ebonyi Govt to increase investment on education, health care
Ebonyi state government has been enjoyed to improve investment in basic education and healthcare delivery. The call was made by the Deputy Chief of Party of the United States Agency…
UgamatvFG team, NARD in three-hour meeting to avert doctors strike
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, was absent on Tuesday as the Federal Government delegation and the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors met to iron out…
- Health , News
- June 29, 2021
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NMA launches Doctor’s Digital Identity Card, to check quacks in Enugu
As part of its efforts to check activities of medical quacks, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Enugu State Branch has inaugurated Doctor’s Intelligent Digital Identity Card Management Service. The NMA…
Kaduna records 2,103 new TB cases
The Kaduna State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme recorded 2,103 new cases of tuberculosis in the first quarter of 2021. The Programme Manager, Dr. Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in an…
65 new COVID-19 cases reported across five states
The Nigeria Center For Disease Control registered 65 additional COVID-19 infections in the country, as of June 28, 2021. The NCDC disclosed this on its website handle on Tuesday morning.…
- Health , News , Politics
- June 29, 2021
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NIGERIA HAS UTILISED 88% OF VACCINE, SAYS PSC
The Executive Director Of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, on Monday said out of the 4,024,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine received by the Federal Government…
ABSU student dies after jumping off a 3-storey building after allegedly taking hard drugs
A 400-level optometry student of Abia State University, Uturu, Francis Chibuike has been confirmed dead after jumping off a 3-storey building. Eyewitnesses alleged that he was high on drugs when he jumped…
14 health workers have died from COVID-19 in Lagos, says commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state has lost 14 health workers to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Abayomi, in a statement on Sunday, added that…
State of healthcare infrastructure in Africa appalling, says AfDB president
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has decried the state of healthcare infrastructure in Africa, saying the continent loses $1bn annually to medical tourism. Adesina…
FG meets doctors Tuesday to avert strike, Buhari postpones UK checkup
The Federal Government has reached out to the National Association of Resident Doctors to forestall a looming strike by the association, UGAMATV has learnt. A meeting to iron out the contentious issues…
