Category: Health
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Treat cholera with same seriousness as COVID-19 – Rep. Faleke urges
Rep. James Faleke (Ikeja Federal Constituency) has called on Nigerians to treat the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country with the level of seriousness they handled COVID-19 pandemic. Faleke made the call in an interview with NAN in Lagos on Monday.
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Cholera: Water safety threatened by improper refuse disposal, open defecation – NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has expressed concern over growing threat to water safety in the country, which triggers outbreak of water-borne diseases, including cholera. Its Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, expressed worry in an interview with NAN on Sunday in Abuja, stressing
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FG upbeat on curtailing spread of cholera
Federal Government has promised to curtail the spread of cholera through effective hygiene and sanitation practices in the country.
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FG reactivates water labs to curb cholera
Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, says the ministry has reactivated its laboratories across the six geopolitical zones to curtail further spread of cholera outbreak in Nigeria.
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Death toll rises as cholera spreads at severe rate in Lagos, other States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,598 suspected cases of cholera across 107 local government areas.
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Admissions: JAMB to announce cut-off marks July 18
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Friday, July 18, 2024, for the Policy Meeting to deliberate on admissions cut-off marks into tertiary institutions. The meeting which is expected to set minimum cut-off marks for 2024/2025 admissions, would be chaired by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman.
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Oyo health workers begin 7-day warning strike today
Medical and health workers in Oyo State will, on Monday (today), begin a seven-day warning strike to press home their demands.
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Cholera: Oyo Gov’t rolls out preventive measures in public schools
The Oyo State government has rolled out some guidelines to ensure that food handlers in public schools follow strict hygiene practices to prevent contamination. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB), Dr Nureni Adeniran
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Cholera: Reps Minority Caucus ask FG to quickly put preventive measures in place
The Minority Leadership of the House of Representatives has raised concern over the alarming rise in cholera cases across thirty states in Nigeria, as reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This outbreak highlights critical deficiencies in public health safety measures and underscores the urgent need for immediate action. This was contained in…
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Ogun doctors threaten strike
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogun chapter, says it will go on strike over poor working conditions at the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum issued to the state government. The association’s chairman, Dr Kunle Ashimi, said at a news conference in Abeokuta on Friday that the ultimatum, issued on June 7, would expire on Thursday.