*Tobacco smokers at higher Risk to developing severe COVID-19 complications and death Godsgift Onyedinefu The federal government and World Health Organization (WHO) have renewed their pledge to tackle the menance of tobacco consumption which has claimed millions of lives in Nigeria and across the world. Dr. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health,
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NCDC: FG Commissions 40-bed Infectious Disease Centre in FCT
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Federal Government on Friday Commissioned the first Infectious Disease Centre (IDC) in the Federal Capital Territory and handed over same to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH). The Centre was built and equipped by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire,
‘Mysterious Disease’ Kills Nearly 1,000 People in Nigeria’s Kano State
•Almost 1,000 died in West African country of Nigeria in 5 weeks due to mysterious disease Adam Abu-bashal At least 979 people, including health care workers and high-level officials, died in North-Western Nigeria Kano State due to a mysterious disease, said the country's health minister. Osagie Ehanire said all patients, including
COVID-19: Over 812 Nigerian Health Workers Test Positive as Infections Surge in Nigeria, Africa
Jude Johnson More than 812 health workers have, so far, tested positive for COVID-19 in Nigeria, according to the Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu. This is even as the COVID-19 infections rate continues to rise in Nigeria and across Africa. Ihekweazu disclosed this while speaking