Category: Health
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NCDC opens up on readiness as Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed the country on high alert following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Uganda.
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After Trump stopped aids, FG announces launch of Nigeria-made HIV/AIDS Drugs for 2025
After US President Donald Trump stopped foreign aids, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Dr Temitope Ilori, has said plans are ongoing to support the domestic production of HIV commodities such as test kits and anti-retroviral drugs before the end of 2025. Ilori disclosed this at the weekend in Ilorin,…
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Resident doctors beg FG to pay outstanding training funds
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the 2023 and 2024 outstanding Medical Residency Training Funds (MRTF).
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WARNING! WHO announces outbreak of deadly virus in Uganda
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family. WHO announced this in a statement on Friday, January 31, 2025. WHO stated that health authorities in Kampala confirmed that one patient had died – a nurse who had sought treatment at…
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WHO confirms deadly virus outbreak in Uganda
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family.
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No basis for industrial action – Ondo Govt tells striking nurses
The Ondo State Government has urged striking nurses in public healthcare facilities in the state to return to work as there was no basis for their industrial action. The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) in the state, on Thursday, after an emergency meeting directed its members to commence an indefinite strike at
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Nurses, midwives withdraw services in Ondo
Nurses in Ondo State have declared an indefinite strike from Friday over what they refered to as improper remuneration and poor welfare.
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Kogi govt earmarks N4bn for malaria prevention
The Kogi Government says it has earmarked over Four Billion Naira (N4 billion) for Malaria prevention across healthcare systems in the state.
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Congo fighting puts lab containing Ebola virus at risk
The Red Cross has warned of an unimaginable consequences if a biomedical laboratory in the embattled city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not protected.
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Fatal viral disease hits Benue after consumption of dog meat
The Benue State Government has confirmed the outbreak of rabies virus in Kwande and Gboko Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state.