Tag: Health
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Health minister suspends 8 NHIS officials over fraud allegations
The Ministry of Health on Monday suspended eight officials of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). This comes after more facts were uncovered by the committee set up by the minister to investigate the suspended NHIS Executive Secretary, Prof. Usman Yusuf. In a statement by the Director of Media and Public Affairs, Mrs. Boade Akinola,…
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Zika virus: Tech firms to battle killer mosquitoes to a halt
American technology companies are bringing automation and robotics to the age-old task of battling mosquitoes in a bid to halt the spread of Zika virus, and other mosquito-borne maladies worldwide, according to media report. According to Reuters, the firms including Microsoft Corp and California life sciences company, Verily, are forming partnerships with public health officials…
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Court grants ex-COAS, Dikko permission to travel abroad over ailing health
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday granted the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Umar Dikko, permission to travel abroad for a medical check-up. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Dikko, who was head of the Nigeria Air Force from September 9, 2010 to October 4, 2012, is facing a seven-count charge of money laundering before…
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Buhari’s health has worsened, he is now on life support – Fayose alleges
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari has been on life-support for the past 20 days, stressing that the presidency must tell Nigerians the truth always. Fayose who made the allegation through his Special Assistant on New Media, Mr. Lere Olayinka said Buhari does not only have voice impairment but…
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RCCG donates ICU equipment to LASUTH
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Apapa Family, on Sunday donated some sets of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) equipment to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. The equipment include: four CR 5,000 ICU Beds, four Alpha Active 4 Mattresses, B-Braun Infusion Pumps, Syringe Pumps, Muliti-Parameter patient monitors and bedside lockers The church…
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Diarrhea kills 265, infects over 16,000 in Sudan: report
Sudanese Health Minister Bahar Garada, on Friday said that diarrhea has killed 265 people and infected 16,121 others in 11 states of Sudan since August 2016. In a report to the Sudanese parliament, the minister warned against increase of diarrhea infections and deterioration of the health conditions, saying “we expect the worse with the rainy…
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New cases of Cholera outbreak kills 75 in Sudan
Cases of cholera or in officialese, watery diarrhea in Sudan have increased in White Nile State with 75 deaths, and 4,188 infections, the state’s governor said Tuesday. “The number of infection cases with cholera, since the disease’s appearance on April 8 this year, has reached 4,188 cases, including 75 death cases,” Abdul-Hameed Musa Kasha, Governor…
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Needless hullabaloo over Buhari’s letter
By Ehichioya Ezomon President Muhammadu Buhari’s latest letter to the National Assembly, intimating it of his desire to proceed on medical vacation in London, has added yet another word, “coordinate,” to the political lexicon of Nigeria. That’s on the lighter side. On the flip side, the letter threatened a constitutional crisis reminiscent of the…
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We’ll feed Nigerians from third party information on Buhari’s health – Presidency
The presidency has said it will regularly update Nigerians on developments concerning President Muhammadu Buhari’s health from information reeled out by those close to him (Buhari) in London. This was revealed on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu while fielding questions on a monitored programme on…
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Tinubu’s statement on Buhari not sincere- Group
A group, National Forum of Democrats has described as insincere, comments by the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the health challenges of President Muhammadu Buhari saying the words are merely placatory but lack emotional depth. Tinubu in his comment on President Buhari’s return to the UK, dismissed apprehensions…