New Telegraph

  1. Home
  2. Health

Category: Health

Report: Over half of UK’s Omicron cases happened after two jabs

Report: Over half of UK’s Omicron cases happened after two jabs

  More than half the confirmed cases of the new Omicron variant in the UK have occurred following at least two vaccination doses, health officials have said. A new technical briefing from the UK Health…

S’Africa hit by fourth COVID wave driven by Omicron

S’Africa hit by fourth COVID wave driven by Omicron

  South Africa is being hit by a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant which has been detected in seven of the country’s nine provinces, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on…

COVID-19: Local vaccine production a national security issue -FG

COVID-19: Local vaccine production a national security issue -FG

…targets becoming West Africa’s vaccine manufacturing hub The Federal Government on Thursday gave itself knocks for failing to prioritise investments in the nation’s medical industry, especially local vaccine production. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire…

Doctor fined for amputating patient’s wrong leg

Doctor fined for amputating patient’s wrong leg

  This surgery got off on the wrong leg. An Austrian doctor amputated the incorrect leg of a patient and has been fined $3,049 (about £2,296), BBC reported. The elderly patient was supposed to have his…

Reducing MTCT of HIV through traditional birth attendants

Reducing MTCT of HIV through traditional birth attendants

As Nigeria marks yet another World AIDS Day, an expanded collaboration between public, private health facilities and traditional birth attendants (TBAs) maybe one of the ways to reduce the increasing number of Mother To Child…

AMR accounts for 700,000 deaths annually

AMR accounts for 700,000 deaths annually

… as Pfizer gathers experts, marks World Antimicrobial Awareness Week Medical experts at a recent roundtable held virtually have highlighted the danger antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses to health, saying it accounted for 700,000 deaths annually.…

Friday Odum emerges winner of ISN Medical Laboratory Scientist of the Year Award 2021

Friday Odum emerges winner of ISN Medical Laboratory Scientist of the Year Award 2021

In recognition of his commitment to excellence and his drive for quality in medical laboratory practice, Friday Odum, a medical laboratory scientist working with Clina-Lancet Laboratories, Lagos, has emerged as the 2021 ISN Medical Laboratory…

NSSF begins youth photography contest to mitigate COVID-19 impact

In furtherance of its quest to mitigate the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians and to empower Nigerian youths, the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has unveiled a special COVID- 19 themed photography…

Report: Omicron variant was in Nigeria weeks before S’Africa raised alarm

Report: Omicron variant was in Nigeria weeks before S’Africa raised alarm

  Omicron was in Nigeria in October – before the variant was identified and disclosed to the world last week. Meanwhile Dutch health officials said the new variant had already reached the Netherlands a week before two flights…

NCDC confirms three cases of Omicron variant in Nigeria

NCDC confirms three cases of Omicron variant in Nigeria

  Regina Otokpa, Abuja The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed the first cases of the Omicron variant in the country. The deadly Omicron variant, which was reported by South Africa and first…