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Trump And Wife Melania Test Positive For Coronavirus
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) and are now in quarantine.
Trump, aged 74, announced the news in a tweet early Friday saying, “We will get through this…
Scientists Found New Method To Treat Cancer Without Drugs
An experimental treatment that forces cancer cells to self-destruct without drugs has been developed by scientists.
Scientists can now treat cancer without using drugs.
This became possible after a research team in…
Okowa Tasks Doctors To Explore Alternative Means Of Seeking Government Attention
Delta Governor, Dr.Ifeanyi Okowa, has advised Nigerian doctors to explore other ways of getting government’s attention to their needs instead of embarking on industrial strike.
Okowa gave the advice on Wednesday when the Nigeria…
LASHMA Partners Banks To Reach Grassroots, As DSVRT Urges Civil Servants To Report Sexual Haressment In Office
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) has partnered Microfinance Banks in the State as part of efforts to ensure that Lagosians at the grassroots have access to quality healthcare, through the Lagos Health Scheme, in order to…
MASS RECRUITMENT: Zulum Approves 594 Doctors, Nurses, Others For Borno Hospitals
Boron State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the engagement of 84 medical doctors, 365 nurses and midwives, 45 pharmacists and 100 health technicians and other supportive staff, making 594 personnel being added to Borno’s…
FG Declares JOHESU Strike Moves Illegal
The Federal Government has cautioned that the various unions in the health sector operating under the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU)not to go ahead with the intended strike declared for Sunday evening.
A statement on Sunday by the…
FG Halts Registration Of Alcohol Production In Sachet, PET Contents
The federal government has concluded plans to phase out the sale and consumption of alcohol in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles.
The director-general of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and…
Wike Inaugurates Committee To Revive Dormant Health Facilities
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has inaugurated a Seven-man Committee to revitalise some dormant Health Institutions in the State.
The Implementation Committee, chaired by the State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo has…
HEALTH SCHEME: LASHMA Extends Sensitisation To Catholic Mission
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), has extended its sensitisation campaign on the State Health Scheme to the Catholic Mission House, Lagos Island, as part of efforts towards ensuring that all residents have access to…
Borno To Boost Specialised Training Of Medical Workers
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, of Borno State on Tuesday, directed the state’s commissioner for health, Dr Salihu Kwayabura, to make submission detailing specialized training that would be required for the operations of high-tech medical…