COVID-19: 21 CSOs express worry over 3rd case, make demands on control measures
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following confirmation of the third coronavirus case in Lagos on Tuesday, 21 Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, have expressed worry and made six demands on control measures to avoid unnecessary death of Nigerians. This was contained in a statement signed by their leaders including Policy and Legislative Advocacy Centre, PLAC; Centre […]
660,000 Deltans enrolls into contributory health insurance scheme — Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says 660,000 people have been enrolled in the state’s contributory health insurance scheme. Okowa disclosed this during his quarterly media interaction in Asaba. He said: ”As at the last time I was briefed, I was told that a total of 660,000 people have been enrolled into the contributory health insurance […]
Breaking: Nigeria’s 2nd COVID-19 patient tests negative
By Sola Ogundipe The man that had contact with the COVID-19 index case in Nigeria and was quarantined after testing positive, has now tested negative to the disease. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire who disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja on Friday, said the viral load in the patient is insignificant […]
NAFDAC DG advocates local manufacturing of drugs to achieve UHC
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says local manufacturing of drugs will facilitate Nigeria’s achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Adeyeye said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday said there was a need to encourage local manufacturing of drugs […]
Medical Laboratory council enrolls 1,200 facilities under quality assurance programme – Registrar
Dr. Tosan Erhabor, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has enrolled no fewer than 1,200 facilities under its Quality Assurance Programme. Erhabor disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja after the inauguration of the National Laboratory Equipment Calibration Centre in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the […]
Kazakhstan confirms first coronavirus cases
Two Kazakh citizens have tested positive for coronavirus after returning from Germany, Healthcare Minister Yelzhan Birtanov said on Friday, the first cases of the disease in the Central Asian country. READ ALSO: Kenya confirms first case of coronavirus in East Africa The patients are staying in a specialized hospital in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s biggest city, he told […]
