Tag: Health Minister
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Coronavirus: President sacks Health minister for imposing total lockdown
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sacked his health minister after clashing with him over how to fight the new coronavirus. Few global leaders have done more than Bolsonaro to downplay the global pandemic, which has killed nearly 2,000 Brazilians. He has called the virus “a little flu” and criticized state governors for imposing the shutdowns…
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TRENDING: Health Minister falls asleep, snores while on live interview (Video)
Dr. Elton, the Sudanese minister of health, was caught snoring while on a live television interview. The minister while undergoing an interview via a live video call from the programme were he was supposed to answer questions concerning the coronavirus crisis, was seen in the video sleeping and thereafter snoring The host unaware of the…
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COVID-19: Health Minister reveals number of tests done, says 70 percent of those who tested positive are males
The Minster of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that till date, over 2,000 persons have been tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Ehanire, who made this known on Wednesday at the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, said that of the total number of people who tested positive for COVID-19, 70 percent…
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BREAKING: [COVID-19] Presidency releases video of Buhari receiving briefings from Health Minister, others
The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday released pictures and a 29 seconds video of President Muhammadu Buhari receiving briefings from the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu on recent developments in the fight against the novel coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic. Recall that…
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Coronavirus: Senate to invite Health Minister, Ehanire
…Wants Customs to stop ‘illegal’ exportation of surgical face-masks The Senate on Thursday resolved to invite the Minister of Health, Osagie Emmanuel Ohanire, to brief the upper chamber on the preparedness of his ministry towards taking precautionary measures to stem a possible outbreak of the Coronavirus in Nigeria. This was even as the Senate charged…
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Coronavirus: Health Minister Ehanire inspects UATH Isolation Centre
Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health on Tuesday inspected an Isolation Centre under construction at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) Gwagwalada as part of the precautionary measures to prevent importation of coronavirus. Ehanire in a statement by the Head Media and Public Relations in the ministry, Mrs Enefaa Bob- Manuel, said the Federal…
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Global Fund: Health minister harps on 3 pillars for effective coordination
Minister of State for Health, Sen. Adeleke Mamora, has emphasised on three pillars of trust, confidence and accountability for effective coordination and delivery of Global Fund (GF) in the country. Mamora said this at a 3-day annual retreat of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) for Global Fund on Friday in Abuja. CCM Nigeria, the custodian…
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(Updated) NHIS: We’ve disbursed over N15.2bn out of N28bn-Health Minister
…N30bn stashed in CBN can’t be accessed by healthcare delivery operators-Reps C’ttee …only three states have received funds … you can’t run NHIS like a business venture-DG By Emman Ovuakporie The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire on Wednesday said that out of N28billion received to fund the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS only N15.2billion have…
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Health Minister launches Buhari’s re-election initiative
As part of effort to ensure the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has launched ‘Buhari Leekan Si’ (Buhari for another term) project. This was contained in a statement by the project’s Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Samson Owoyokun in Ibadan on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)…
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Suspension: NHIS boss sues health minister, AGF, agency
The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, has sued the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the NHIS over his suspension by the governing council of the board. In the suit with the number, FHC/ABJ/CS/1220/2018 filed before the Federal High Court…