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Ekweremadu’s daughter deserves free kidney donation – Okowa’s aide 

Ekweremadu’s daughter deserves free kidney donation – Okowa’s aide 

Ossai Success, an aide to Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has noted that Sonia, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, deserves free kidney donations from Nigerians. Success noted that Ekweremadu played a role in shaping the country and for that, citizens should not hesitate in offering to be Sonia’s kidney donor. Sonia...

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FG to shut unregistered medical laboratories 

FG to shut unregistered medical laboratories 

The Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, has said the Federal Government would shut down unregistered medical laboratories in the country. This is as he charged the management and staff of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria not to relent or rest on their oars in the discharge of their statutory duties. Ekumankana...

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Commonwealth doctors mourn death of Queen Elizabeth 11

Commonwealth doctors mourn death of Queen Elizabeth 11

Commonwealth Medical Association, CMA, on Thursday expressed sadness over the news of the demise of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth. In a statement signed by the President of the CMA, Dr Osahon Enabulele said: “Since being apprised of her death, our hearts have been laden with grief over her earthly transition....

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pandemic: Egypt reports first monkeypox case

pandemic: Egypt reports first monkeypox case

Egypt on Wednesday reported its first case of monkeypox virus. The health ministry in a statement said the virus was detected in an Egyptian who has a residency in a European country and frequently visits the country. “The 42-year-old man has been quarantined in a specialised isolation hospital and his condition was stable,” the statement...

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police arrest Fake UN doctor

police arrest Fake UN doctor

An impostor, one Obiako Chukwuemeka pretending to be a medical doctor working with the United Nations as a humanitarian aid at the National Hospital, Abuja has been uncovered and handed over to the police. An impeccable source within the Federal Capital Territory Police Command confirmed to our correspondent that Chukwuemeka whose origin and age are...

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China approves world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine

China approves world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine

Chinese drug regulators have approved the world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based manufacturer, CanSino Biologics, boosting the company’s share price by seven percent on Monday. The National Medical Products Administration gave the go-ahead for the vaccine for emergency use as a booster, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock...

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pandemic: NCDC confirms 894 Lassa fever cases

pandemic: NCDC confirms 894 Lassa fever cases

The number of Lassa fever infections since the beginning of 2022 is 894, with 168 deaths, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The latest situation report released for week 33 by the NCDC also showed that there are 6392 suspected cases of the infection across 101 Local Government Areas in 25 states. Lassa...