Pascal Arogorn Ibe
- Medical
- March 30, 2021
- 405 views
Buhari leaves for London medical holiday today
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday proceed to London, the United Kingdom for a routine medical check-up. This was announced in a statement issued on Monday night by the Special…
- Medical
- March 29, 2021
- 394 views
Resident doctors begin nationwide strike on Thursday
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will begin an indefinite strike nationwide from Thursday, April 1. It was gathered that the industrial action follows the expiration of a 60-day…
- Medical
- March 22, 2021
- 845 views
Unfriendly attitudes of health workers responsible for medical tourism ― Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday attributed the unfriendly attitude of health workers in the country to patients as a factor responsible for medical tourism embarked upon by Nigerians Buhari, who…
- Medical
- March 18, 2021
- 286 views
EU Regulator Says AstraZeneca Is ‘Safe And Effective’ Vaccine
EU regulator says AstraZeneca ‘safe and effective’ vaccine. More to follow…
- Medical
- March 17, 2021
- 545 views
Astrazeneca Vaccine Doesn’t Kill
By Paul Ikechukwu Njoku I have clinically read much about the numerous imaginary but frightening reports and vicariously induced anxiety paddled by some irredeemable conspiracy theorists concerning the Oxford Astrazeneca…
- Medical
- March 15, 2021
- 360 views
COVID-19:Over 8000 Nigerians ‘ve so far received AstraZeneca vaccines – NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency,NPHCDA,has disclosed that over 8000 persons have received the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines so far. This was as the agency said it has not received…
- Medical
- March 15, 2021
- 383 views
France Suspends Use Of AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine
President Emmanuel Macron of France has suspended the use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the country, pending a review of its safety by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). “The decision…
- Medical , News
- March 12, 2021
- 326 views
Imo receives Covid-19 vaccines
The Imo state government on Wednesday evening took the delivery of 80,720 doses of the first batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. The…
- Medical
- March 11, 2021
- 823 views
8 EU Countries Suspend AstraZeneca COVID-19 Shots Over Bloodclot Worries
Eight European countries that include Denmark, Norway, Italy, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Luxembourg have stopped using Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution to blood clot incidents in some countries.…
- Medical
- March 11, 2021
- 370 views
No reported cases of adverse reactions after AstraZeneca vaccination in Nigeria, says NPHCDA
Following the suspension of the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by several European nations on Thursday, due to reports of a serious blood clot incidents, the National Primary Health…
- Medical
- March 11, 2021
- 493 views
Brain drain: UK restricts recruitment of Nigerian doctors, others
The United Kingdom has introduced a new policy in a bid to restrict the recruitment of doctors from Nigeria and other developing countries . The policy does not , however…
- Medical
- March 6, 2021
- 355 views
Buhari, Osinbajo receive COVID-19 vaccines
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice – President Yemi Osinbajo were on Saturday vaccinated against COVID -19. Buhari was vaccinated by his personal physician , Dr . Suhayb Sanusi, at about…
- Medical
- March 6, 2021
- 351 views
COVID-19: FG budgets N10.6bn for transportation cost
The Federal Government , through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency , has budgeted the sum of N 10. 6bn to transport COVID -19 vaccine to the 36 states…
- Medical
- March 5, 2021
- 363 views
Nigeria administers first dose of COVID vaccine on frontline health worker
Nigeria has administered the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as efforts heighten to fight the pandemic. The first shot of the vaccine was given to Cyprian Nyong, a…
- Medical
- March 4, 2021
- 371 views
Nigeria To Begin COVID-19 Vaccination On Friday
Nigeria will commence the vaccination against COVID-19 on Friday, the Federal Government said two days after it received the first batch of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines. The Executive Director of the…
