Are you a woman struggling and praying to have a baby? Are you sharing in the pains of an infertile relative? You are not alone. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or…
Dr Banji Filani, Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Ekiti state, says the state had aligned its resources to strengthen infrastructure at the primary healthcare level. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday, in Abuja, Filani said the state had used part of the resources mobilised for COVID-19 response in…
Dr Bakut Bakut, Director-General, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has urged Nigerians to take proactive steps to end conflicts and attain sustainable peace in the country. Bakut said this at the UN International Peace Day celebration in Abuja. The day has the theme, “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World”. International World Peace…
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), says the country’s COVID-19 cases rose to 203,081 on Wednesday, recording additional 377 new infections. The NCDC, via its official website, disclosed this on Thursday morning. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the additional 377 COVID-19 infections, on Wednesday, indicated a decrease from the 513 cases…
Fourteen states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have announced 513 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to figures released on Wednesday morning by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,(NCDC). The NCDC added that the 513 new cases, bring the total number of infections in the country to 202,704 additional 513 COVID-19 infections, on Tuesday indicates…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday topped the table of COVID-19 infections in the country, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 393 cases and six COVID-19 related deaths. The agency, which disclosed the figures on its official website on Tuesday morning, indicated that the additional infections were an increase on the…
India will resume exports of COVID-19 vaccines from the next quarter, prioritising the global vaccine-sharing platform COVAX and neighbouring countries first as supplies rise, according to the health minister. India, the world’s biggest maker of vaccines, stopped exports of COVID shots in April to focus on inoculating its own population as infections exploded. The country’s…
A U.S.-based non-profit medical outfit, Open Hands Amazing Charitable, has pledged to carry out medical outreach programmes in Nigeria to bolster healthcare delivery in Nigeria. The Founder of the organisation, Dr Magdalene Nwaka, in a statement on Saturday, said that necessary measures had been put in place to ensure the success of the outreach on…
Nigeria has recorded 336 new cases of COVID-19 infections with five deaths. This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in an update released on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the additional 336 COVID-19 infections recorded on Saturday indicated a decrease from 337 cases reported on Friday. In…
