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“The highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is the fastest and fittest coronavirus strain that will ‘pick off’ the most vulnerable people. It has the potential ‘to be more lethal’ because it’s more efficient in the way it transmits between humans,” -Dr. Mike Ryan, of the World Health Organization In December 2019, WHO was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan City, China. A novel coronavirus was identified as the cause by Chinese authorities on 7th January ...

COVID-19 Delta variant: Time to act is now! The Punch Published 16 July 2021 “The highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is the fastest and fittest coronavirus strain that will ‘pick off’ the most vulnerable people. It has the potential ‘to be more lethal’ because it’s more efficient in the way it transmits between humans.” – Dr. Mike Ryan, World Health Organisation. It came like a bolt out of the blues, turning the table on the global socio-economic and po...

THISDAYLIVE Share Mary Nnah As part of efforts aimed at reducing infant mortality in the country, members of The Praise Vessels of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos Province 44, recently donated life- saving equipment to Olikoye Ransome Kuti Children Emergency Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Speaking during the donation, Pastor in Charge of Province 44, Pastor Amos Emovon, stated that the gesture is in alignment with the strategic direction from the ...

Sovereign Wealth Fund partners NGO to stem 70,000 annual cancer deaths Sovereign Wealth Fund partners NGO to stem 70,000 annual cancer deaths Share Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has announced a strategic partnership with BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH) to realise NSIA’s vision for reducing the impact of cancer in Nigeria. As it stands, cancer is a serious health threat in Nigeria, with 116,000 new cancer cases reported each year and more than 70,000 deaths annually. The...

Health minister Osagie Ehanire said Nigeria might get COVID-19 vaccines in the next 10 days.

FG committed to availability of COVID-19 vaccine, says Ehanire Dayo Ojerinde The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to the availability of vaccine in Nigeria Ehanire, on the sidelines of his visit to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has expressed optimism that the country would receive the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines before the end of February. He, however, noted that the Federal government had ordered the establishme...

Williams Babalola  Nigeria Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has welcomed efforts by a team of indigenous professors and scientists investigating the effectiveness of, and roles that Ivermectin drug can play in the treatment of the COVID-19. The team which is composed of Nigerian intellectuals at home and abroad has also submitted their report on the potency of the drug to the World Health Organisation which has already appointed a Peer Review expert from the United Kingdom, Voice of Nigeria revea...

• Reliance On Cylinders For Oxygen Responsible For Shortage – Okwesil • Health Institutions Depending On Vendors For Supply Endanger Patients – Amah • Teaching Hospitals, FMC Must Have Oxygen Generating Plants • Lagos Commissions Oxygen Plant, Uses 300 Cylinders Daily • Consumption Of Medical Gas In Rivers State Shots Up • Patients At Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Consume 100 Cylinders Daily – Maikudi • UCTH Has Enough Oxygen For COVID-19 Patients, Others Twenty four hours af...

Yemi Osinbajo has welcomed efforts by a team of Nigerian professors and scientists investigating the effectiveness of, and roles

Deji Elumoye The federal government has commissioned some Nigerian scientists and scholars to investigate the efficacy of using Ivermectin drug in the treatment of COVID-19 infections. This is coming as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that it cannot guarantee social distancing in crowded classes and congested hostels. The research team, which is composed of Nigerian scholars at home and abroad, has also submitted a report on the usefulness of the drug to the World H...