When established, he said the agency would provide assistance for the development of comprehensive area emergency medical services system in Nigeria. The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a National Emergency Medical Services Agency, following its consideration of a report by the Committee on Health Secondary and Tertiary at plenary. Sen. Yahaya … Read more
On Sunday, July 11, 2021, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu issued a press statement sequel to the detection of the Delta COVID-19 strain in Nigeria as well as an upward spike in recorded cases in the state in recent weeks. The Governor, amongst other things, ordered all worship centres to revert back to 50% … Read more
“Greater vigilance is required at this time in our Churches and Mosques and other places of religious worship” – Governor Sanwo-Olu. Otunba TJ Abass, Publisher of Eko Hot Blog has admonished all Lagosians to complement the incredible work done by the Governor by observing recommended preventive protocols, particularly in view of the deadly proclivity of … Read more
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Delta variant has an increased transmissibilty, and has raised concerns across the world. It has also been detected in over 90 countries and is expected to spread to more nations The Nigerian Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the detection of the Delta COVID-19 variant in … Read more
On the fate of the alleged fake drugs sellers, Lasekan said that the committee would meet to determine their fate. Seven pharmaceutical stores have been sealed off by the the Ondo State Task Force on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs. The pharmaceutical stores were sealed off over various offences ranging from non-possession of operational licences, … Read more
He said the deaths recorded were due to the victim’s refusal to visit the hospital for treatment. The Ebonyi Government has confirmed three deaths arising from the cholera outbreak in Amachi-Igwebuike Village, Agba in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state. Dr Richard Nnabu acting Commissioner for Health, made the confirmation while briefing newsmen … Read more
It said the regulation, however, does not apply to passengers who transited through these countries. The Federal Government has added South Africa to the list of countries where foreign travellers coming into Nigeria have been banned. This is coming in the wake of possible importation of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic into the … Read more
…the agency has administered 1,978,808 and 680,345 first and second doses of the vaccine respectively. The Nigerian government has reopened the administration of the first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in various parts of the country. This takes effect from Tuesday, according to the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency … Read more
On Sunday, the fate of the historic tournament was thrown into doubt just 13 days before kick-off, after CONMEBOL announced that Argentina would not host the Copa America. The South American Football Federation, CONMEBOL, has announced that Brazil has been chosen as the new venue for the Copa America after Argentina dropped out due to … Read more
“CMD is the main culprit in my brother’s death.” In what could be a grave dent to Federal Government and also erode its gains towards repositioning the country’s health sector, Lagos university teaching hospital (LUTH) has been accused of deliberately killing a UK based Nigeria man who needed medical attention. As gathered by Eko Hot … Read more
The Federal Government has announced the phase four lockdown to further manage the spread of COVID’19. The deadly viral disease that broke out last year threatened the lives of many while others lost their lives to the pandemic. It’s important that we know that the phase four lockdown isn’t a total lockdown but a … Read more
The Nigerian government had said it plans to vaccinate 109 million people against the COVID-19 virus over a period of two years. So far, 1,175,285 persons have received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria on Monday. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) disclosed this via its verified twitter handle … Read more
Nigeria has received approximately 4.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since the first tranche arrived in March 2021 The federal government, on Monday, declared that it will reject vaccines from private and unverified sources. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, while speaking during a briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 said this is … Read more
The World Malaria Day is celebrated on April 25 annually, and is focused on reviewing strategies for ending the scourge of malaria worldwide. The federal government says Nigeria needs N352 billion to execute its strategic plan to tackle malaria in 2021. According to the World Health Organisation 2020 report on malaria prevalence worldwide, Nigeria tops … Read more
Nigeria commenced vaccination in early March, having received its first tranche of 3.9 million AstraZeneca vaccines through the Covax programme Health authorities had announced plans to vaccinate 109 million people against COVID-19 over a period of two years. More than 1,100,000 Nigerians have received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, a data released … Read more
In a bid to achieve herd immunity, Nigeria plans to vaccinate 40 per cent of its over 200 million population before the end of 2021, and 70 per cent by the end of 2022 Lagos State has inoculated 209, 734 persons which accounts for 82.6 per cent of its target population making it the highest … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control had, on Tuesday, recommended a pause in the use of the single shot J&J vaccine over potential links to a rare type of blood clot South Africa on Tuesday suspended the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine over potential blood … Read more
People who have received a J&J shot within the past three weeks were asked to report to their doctors if they experienced severe symptoms US health authorities on Tuesday recommended pausing the Johnson & Johnson Covid shot over blood clot fears, with the company quickly announcing it would delay its European rollout, in a setback … Read more
The resident doctors commenced an indefinite strike on April 1 after a meeting with a government delegation on March 31 ended in a deadlock The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) that their demands would be met in four weeks. He gave this assurance … Read more
The resident doctors had, on April 1, embarked on an industrial action, which was suspended after 10 days following a meeting with the government on Saturday Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have asked the Federal Government to honour its agreement with the union. They warned that should the government fail to … Read more