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Health

February 23, 2022

Nigeria to host World Toilet Summit

Water resources minister said the summit comes at a time when Nigeria had made concrete plans to exit from the comity of nations practising open defecation.

February 23, 2022

COVID-19: Bed spaces now empty, Lagos health commissioner declares

The commissioner said that the total bed capacity at the 11 isolation centres are 572, and the available bed space was 570.

Akin Abayomi
February 23, 2022

COVID-19: South Korea approves Pfizer vaccine for 5 to 11-year-olds

Children would be given two injections with an interval of three weeks.

Pfizer COVID-19
February 23, 2022

Ekiti dumpsite smoke leaves nine hospitalised

No fewer than nine residents of Ilokun GRA, within the vicinity of Progress FM in Ado-Ekiti, have been hospitalised after inhaling thick smoke emanating from a dumpsite located in the area.

Dumpsite smoke
February 22, 2022

Queen Elizabeth cancels virtual meeting as mild COVID-19 symptoms persist

The 95-year-old queen spent a night in hospital last October for an unspecified ailment.

Queen Elizabeth
February 22, 2022

Unilorin asks newly-inducted medical graduands not to relocate abroad

“Their services are greatly needed in suburban areas rather than looking for quick ways to relocate abroad.”

February 22, 2022

Ugandans to be jailed for refusing COVID-19 jab in new law

Health minister Ruth Aceng was quoted as saying mandatory vaccinations would ensure “we create mass immunity.”

Yoweri Museveni
February 21, 2022

115,500 health workers died of COVID-19 in 18 months: UN

To address this, WHO and ILO have released new country guidelines for health centres at national and local levels.

Coronavirus
February 21, 2022

Sanwo-Olu to build N49 billion medical park in Lagos

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration says plans are ongoing to develop a medical park to make the state a medical tourism hub.

Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat
February 20, 2022

Africa’s COVID-19 cases exceed 11 million

South Africa has recorded the most COVID-19 cases in Africa with 3,654,824 cases, followed by Morocco with 1,158,145 cases.

Patients in an isolation center