Nigeria has some of the highest number of deaths from malaria worldwide. Usually, peak malaria season takes place during the rainy season from August to mid-October, when mosquitoes breed, after which patient numbers begin to decrease. This year, however, medical teams from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) working in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state have … Read more
COVID-19 The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 675 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak in the country. According to it, as of Dec. 10, 2020, six COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, Eko hot … Read more
COVID-19, Rights UN Secretary-General António Guterres has cautioned against using the guise of enforcing COVID-19 protocols to violate the rights of people. The UN chief, in his message to mark Human Rights Day observed on Thursday, called for human rights to be put “front and centre” of COVID-19 response and recovery globally in order to … Read more
Cyber Attack Data from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech were targeted as part of a cyber attack on the European Medical Agency (EMA) in Amsterdam. The two companies made the announcement in a joint statement on Thursday after they were informed by the EMA, Eko hot blog gathered. According to the statement, some documents relating … Read more
Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old British grandmother has become the first person in the world to get the new Pfizer Covid-19 jab on Tuesday, as the NHS kicked off its biggest vaccine campaign ever. Ekohotblog reports that the grandma is the first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials in the United Kingdom … Read more
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, without a shred of doubt, has been the biggest highlight of the year 2020 and perhaps by a large mile the most significant global event since the turn of the millennium. A pathogenic factor rumoured to be the product of an experiment which started at the Wuhan Province in … Read more
COVID-19 Test The Lagos State government on Friday threatened to sanction international passengers who violated the Federal Government’s directive on COVID-19 test. The government gave the warning in a statement signed by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi and his Information and counterpart, Gbenga Omotoso, Ekohotblog gathered. The statement read: “We have on … Read more
Yellow fever A yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 172 people so far, the World Health Organization said Friday. The outbreak poses an extra challenge to the country’s health system as Africa’s most populous nation deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, several concurrent disease outbreaks and a humanitarian crisis in the northeast, the WHO said. … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Tuesday said two COVID-19 vaccines under trial have more than 90 per cent efficacy to end the virus. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, stated at the event to commemorate the 2020 World AIDS Day with the theme, ‘Global … Read more
COVID-19 Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 281 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 12 states of the federation and Abuja. It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 1,176 as at Tuesday night. … Read more
Flu Of 1968, COVID-19 Just as the coronavirus pandemic also known as COVID-19, is a global pandemic that has lasted from 2019 till 2020, I will be shedding light on the 1968 flu, also known as the Hong Kong flu pandemic of 1968 what were the similarities with coronavirus and how far was it contained … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 1ST DECEMBER, 2020 Nigerian Gay activist, Bisi Alimi has revealed he tested positive for HIV 16 years ago. Alimi disclosed this on his Instagram page while celebrating World AIDS Day. Narrating his experience, Alimi said the first four years was tough for him after he was diagnosed with HIV because of the stigma and … Read more
No fewer than 23,000 persons are currently undergoing treatment for HIV/AIDS in the Kogi with Women and Children having greater percentage, the State Government said. The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Haruna Audu disclosed this at a media parley in Lokoja on Tuesday in commemoration of the World HIV/AIDS Day. World HIV/AIDS which … Read more
The human brain is the most important organ of our body so we must form good habits and avoiding the following bad habits to prevent brain damage and keep it healthy. Here are 5 brain-damaging activities that you must stop doing for better functioning of the brain: 1. Skipping breakfast Our brain needs appropriate nutrients … Read more
COVID-19 Nigeria on Sunday recorded 82 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in 10 states of the federation and Abuja. It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood at 1,173 as at Sunday night. Also, the total number … Read more
COVID-19 Nigeria on Saturday recorded 110 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were recorded in 10 states of the federation and Abuja. It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities stood at 1,171 as at Saturday night. Read Also: Nigeria Needs … Read more
UN, HIV/AIDS The United Nations (UN) Joint Team on HIV/AIDS has revealed that at least 45,000 people living with HIV in Nigeria died last year, especially for a disease which has available life-saving medications and commodities. While commending the country’s effort in achieving 73 percent coverage with respect to people knowing their HIV status, the … Read more
Non-Adherence to Immunisation, reason for high rate of Yellow Fever Prof. Johnson Obuna, the Chief Medical Director, National Obstetric Fistula Centre in Ebonyi has stressed the need for people to go for yellow-fever immunisation immunisation to prevent its spread. Obuna, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday … Read more
Nigeria Health Watch The Nigeria Health Watch , a nonprofit organisation, says community Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) will help to reduce maternal deaths rate in the country. Mrs Vivianne Ihekweazu, Managing Director, Nigeria Health Watch, made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on … Read more
Information Officer of Bauchi Primary Healthcare Agency, Ibrahim Sani, said eight members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to Wailo orientation camp in the Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state have tested positive for coronavirus. He added that two more persons have died of suspected yellow fever, raising the number of deaths … Read more