Tag: Federal Ministry of Health
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Nigerians React As Aisha Buhari Promotes Usage Of Traditional Medicine
Nigerians went awol as the first lady, wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari, advocated the use of traditional medicine as an integral part of health care services, urging them to embrace it for the treatment it offers through the use of natural plants and herbs. Though represented by Hajiya Hajo Sani, she made the…
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Nigeria Aims To Get 70 Million J&J COVID-19 Vaccines Through African Union
Nigeria hopes to receive up to 70 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this year through the African Union (AU), its primary healthcare chief told Reuters, amid concerns about delayed deliveries of AstraZeneca shots. Rolling out vaccines in developing nations such as Nigeria, whose 200 million-strong population is Africa’s biggest, is seen…
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‘Consider The Plight Of Nigerians’ FG Tells Doctors
The Federal Government, have pleaded with Doctors to consider the plight of the 80 per cent of Nigerians in need of healthcare and discard their planned nationwide strike scheduled to begin today, April 1st. Speaking on behalf of the government, Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment pleaded with the leadership of the…
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Africa Signs Pact For 400m Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines
In a historic COVID-19 vaccine procurement Agreement signed on 28 March 2021, all African Union Member States, through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) set up in November 2020 under the African Union chairmanship of H.E President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, will have access to 220 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson…
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ICPC Warns Against Breach Of Govt Financial Rules
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, has warned that the Commission will not tolerate breach of government financial rules and regulations. Prof. Owasanoye who gave this warning during a meeting with the Forum of Directors of Finance of federal hospitals convened by the Budget…
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Nigeria Receives 300,000 Additional Doses Of AstraZeneca Vaccine
Nigeria has received 300,000 additional doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines, the government said on Monday. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital. TheFact Nigeria gathered that the vaccines were donated to the government…
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More People Died From Tuberculosis In 2020, Due To inability To Obtain A Diagnosis- WHO
The World Health Organisation(WHO) has revealed that over half a million more people may have died from Tuberculosis last year because they were unable to get a diagnosis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General made this known yesterday at the Organisation’s headquarters in Geneva in preparation for TB Day, observed…
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NSCIA Will Not Force Anyone To Take AstraZeneca Vaccine – Sultan
The Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said it will not force anyone in the country to take the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Council, His Eminence Sa’ad Abubakar, stated this at a meeting today in Abuja. TheFact Nigeria gathered that the NSCIA has endorsed the…
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Thai Sniffer Dogs Can Detect COVID-19 In Sweat – Project Shows
A dog is seen during its training to detect the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Songkhla, Thailand March 3, 2021. Thai sniffer dogs trained to detect COVID-19 in human sweat proved nearly 95% accurate during training and could be used to identify coronavirus infections at busy transport hubs within seconds, the head of a pilot project…
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AfDB: Akinwumi Calls For Global Vaccine Solidarity, Justice For Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at the launch of the Bank’s African Economic Outlook 2021 report on Friday, Adesina decried the lack of Covid-19 vaccines reaching Africa. “We need global solidarity and vaccine justice for Africa,” Africa’s premier development bank chief said. Adesina underlined…