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Health

March 31, 2022

COVID-19 resurgence slows down Chinese factories

Production and market demand in the manufacturing sector weakened last month, as the sub-index for production retreated.

CHINESE FACTORY
March 29, 2022

U.S. approves second Covid booster shot for Americans over 50 years

The number of people who’ve collected their first booster shot remains low in the U.S., and less than 50 per cent of people eligible to receive the booster shot have not.

March 29, 2022

Brazilian President Bolsonaro hospitalised

In October, presidential elections are due in Brazil, with Mr Bolsonaro running for a second term.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
March 28, 2022

Ghana lifts most COVID-19 restrictions

“It has been a difficult two years, and we see the light at the end of a very long tunnel.”

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana
March 27, 2022

Women need cleanliness, attractive wears to save their marriages: Cleric

The cleric gave the advice during the church’s women convention with the theme, “the intentional woman”, on Sunday in Jos.

March 27, 2022

Snakebite victims flood hospitals as cost of anti-venom drug soars

Patients at snake treatment centres have taken to lying on the floor, due to their facilities being overstretched.

anti-venom drug
March 27, 2022

Expert cautions against self-medication, urges proper examination

The medical practitioner identified self-medication as major cause of worsening illnesses among Nigerians.

March 25, 2022

WHO releases first-ever country estimates on pregnancy, abortion

“Sexual and reproductive health and rights are an essential part of universal health…to end discrimination against women and girls.”

Pregnancy
March 24, 2022

Scientists close to producing male contraceptive pills to prevent pregnancy in women

A woman can get pregnant only once in nine months, while a man can impregnate many women within nine months.

FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVES
March 24, 2022

Russia launched 64 attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals: WHO

These attacks, equating to two to three every day, had caused 15 deaths and 37 injuries, the international health body said in a statement.