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Nigeria’s Ihekweazu to head new WHO pandemic data-driven hub in Germany
The hub aims at helping countries better assess and respond to global disease threats in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Obaseki: Edo govt’s decision on COVID-19 vaccination stands
Obaseki restated the government’s stance on proof of vaccination to access large gatherings from the second week of September 2021.
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NCDC boss, Ihekweazu appointed Assistant DG of WHO
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has been appointed Assistant Director-General of the World Health…
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COVID-19 kills 14 more Nigerians as infections surge again
Fresh infections were reported from nine states and the FCT, with Lagos State recording 334 followed by Rivers with 134 cases.
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Court stops Obaseki from making COVID-19 vaccination compulsory in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke/Benin Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has granted an ex parte…
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COVID-19 vaccination: Edo civil servants get 7-day ultimatum
Igbaugba Ehigimetor Civil servants in Edo Ministry of Health have been given a seven-day ultimatum to get vaccinated against COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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CSOs protest Obaseki’s ‘compulsory COVID-19 vaccination’ in Benin
“We are here to express our displeasure over government move to force Edo people to take COVID-19 vaccines. This is against our…
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NMA gives FG 21-day ultimatum to end doctors’ strike
By Katurak Yashim The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has thrown its weight behind the ongoing nationwide strike, embarked on by the National…
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Kogi acquires Oxygen chamber
Richard Elesho Kogi has procured a hospital based Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT) chamber which the state government described as the first in…
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Why private doctors honored Kayode Ojo, Rabiu, others
By Dr. Lawson Itua The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) has given special recognitions to notable organizations…
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