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EKSG Alerts Residents On Anthrax, Prevention

EKSG Alerts Residents On Anthrax, Prevention

The Ekiti State government has alerted the residents of the state on the need to take cognizance of anthrax disease and the importance of awareness in taking preventive measures. This was contained in a press…

Stop Spread Of Anthrax, Reps Tell NCDC

Stop Spread Of Anthrax, Reps Tell NCDC

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to put in place measures that will stop the further spread of anthrax. It also mandated its committees on agricultural production…

Adamawa Govt To Commence Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer

Adamawa Govt To Commence Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer

In an effort to reduce rampant cases of deaths in women caused by Cervical Cancer, the Adamawa State government has announced a plan to commence vaccination exercise from September 25, 2023. The Chairman of Adamawa…

20 Facts About Anthrax Disease

20 Facts About Anthrax Disease

The Anthrax disease was discovered in a single case on a mixed livestock farm in Niger State on Monday, according to the Federal Government. Since the start of the West Africa outbreak in Ghana in…

JUST-IN: Nigeria Records First Case Of Anthrax 

JUST-IN: Nigeria Records First Case Of Anthrax 

The Federal Government on Monday announced that the first case of dreaded animal disease, named anthrax has been recorded in the country. A statement issued by Dr Columba Vakuru, Chief Veterinary Officer of Nigeria, Federal…

Experts Task FG, Others On Training Of Anaesthetists To Reduce Child Mortality

Experts Task FG, Others On Training Of Anaesthetists To Reduce Child Mortality

Experts drawn from the Paediatric Anaesthesia Society of Nigeria (PASoN), have called on the Federal, State Government, and donor agencies, to invest in the training and retraining of health workers involved in paediatric anaesthesia, in…

Otti Won’t Let Abia Health Sector, Workers Suffer Again – Okoronkwo

Otti Won’t Let Abia Health Sector, Workers Suffer Again – Okoronkwo

Abia State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo on Saturday said that the current state government under the leadership of Dr Alex Otti has prioritized the health of the Abia people, as well as the…

Pink Eye Aka Apollo Aka Conjunctivitis

Pink Eye Aka Apollo Aka Conjunctivitis

The scene Mr OKP woke up one fateful morning with red, swollen eyes associated with sharp sensation in same. He could vividly remember that in the early part of the previous day, he shook hands…

Lagos Health Ministry Gets 7 Permanent Secretaries

Lagos Health Ministry Gets 7 Permanent Secretaries

Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwó- Olu of Lagos State has appointed additional seven permanent secretaries in the State’s Ministry of Health. A statement signed by the Head of Service (HoS), Hakeem Muri-Okunola revealed that the appointed…

Reducing Risk Of Blood Clot Could Prevent Stroke, Mortality

Reducing Risk Of Blood Clot Could Prevent Stroke, Mortality

Atrial fibrillation (AF) – an irregular, often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow – may not sound very familiar, but Nigeria records over 100,000 cases of AF per year. A Professor of…