Health
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FG proposes new retirement age for doctors, health workers
The federal government has proposed 65 years as retirement age for doctors, health workers and 70 years for consultants in the country.
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WHO to eradicate malaria by 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is launching a new initiative to halt malaria transmission in 25 more countries by 2025.
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COVID: 1.1 million Nigerians now vaccinated; remains 198.9 million
Meanwhile, the government said the global scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines might delay the second dose administration.
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Buhari returns to Abuja after ‘resting’ in London for 2 weeks
His stay in the UK was not a quiet one as Nigerians held protests at the Abuja House demanding that he should return to Nigeria.
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Denmark would rather send AstraZeneca vaccine to poor nations than use it on own citizens — WHO
The Danish Health Authority is exploring sending its AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations, despite flagging the jab as having a “real risk of severe side effects,” according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Rudolf Anschober: Austria’s health minister resigns after fainting twice
Austria’s Health Minister Rudolf Anschober has announced his resignation on health reasons after he collapsed a second time in one week.
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Why I won’t travel abroad for medical treatment — Wike
Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, has said he won’t travel abroad for medical check-up.
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Medical tourism: Buhari jets to London again as doctors threaten strike
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday embark on a medical trip to London in the United Kingdom (UK).
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Buhari blames medical tourism on grumpy Nigerian nurses
The president stressed the need for continuous training and retraining of health workers in order to deliver quality health care services to Nigerians.
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MURIC director, Ishaq Akintola, receives AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Ishaq Akintola, who leads Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has received a first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.