KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 A drive-through vaccination centre specifically for people with disabilities (OKU) and their carers in Ara Damansara will begin operating next week, the Health Ministry (MoH) confirmed today. The centre, an initiative between the OKU Central non-governmental organisation.
A new Covid testing method, which involves gargling saline water, is expected to significantly cut RT-PCR test costs. However, a controversy has erupted with AIIMS and NEERI claiming that they first discovered the new method.
Govt invites applications to develop products for Covid
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New Delhi, May 21 : Ministry of Science & Technology DST has invited applications from startups and companies for developing new technologies and innovative products to tackle second Covid-19 wave. Supporting development of devices like Oxygen Concentrators also brings with it huge opportunities in the development and manufacturing of several critical components that are being imported such as specialised valves, zeolite materials, oil-less and noiseless miniaturised compressors, gas sensors, which have wider applications in several sectors, said Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST.
Development and manufacturing (import substitution) of the products parts currently being imported for the devices like Oxygen Concentrators and so on would also be considered for Seed Support through DST supported network of TBIs.
The Lagos State Government says it has recovered 1.2 billion naira in excess bank charge over the period of six years and generated 127 billion naira Internally Generated Revenue in the first quarter of the year 2021.
The Commissioner for Finance, Mister Rabiu Olowo made this known at the state ministerial briefing ahead of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s two years anniversary.
Mr. Olowo says the year 2020 ended with 88 percent budget performance, with a capital recurrent expenditure of 56:44%.
The expenditure performance for the first quarter of the year 2021 stands at 69% with a Capital Expenditure Ratio of 42:58%.
To achieve efficiency and reduced Cost of Fund, the commissioner also says the State successfully re-negotiated its existing debt obligation from 19% to 14% and further down to 12% which brought about N8.9bn savings.