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Pope Francis’s condition is not currently critical, a Vatican source said Friday, after a series of clinical improvements for the 88-year-old pontiff suffering from pneumonia in both lungs. The Argentine pope has spent the past two weeks at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, with the Vatican reporting incremental improvements in his condition in recent days. A Vatican …
The Oyo State government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched a health insurance scheme aimed at enrolling 10,000 primary school pupils across 18 local government areas (LGAs) in the state. The initiative was unveiled on Thursday at the Ibadan Civic Center, Idi-Ape, where the Deputy Governor, Bayo Lawal, presented Insurance …
The Cross River State government has confirmed an outbreak of Lassa Fever in Obubra Local Government Area (LGA) following the death of a 30-year-old male farmer from Unincha community. State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Henry Egbe Ayuk, announced the outbreak in a public statement on Sunday, revealing that the deceased succumbed to the disease on …
Pope Francis passed another peaceful night in hospital, “got up and had breakfast in his armchair”, the Vatican said Thursday, the day after reporting a slight improvement in his condition. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital last Friday with bronchitis, but it later developed into pneumonia in both lungs, sparking widespread alarm. Vatican …
Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds on a farm in Plateau. Dr Shase’et Sipak, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, in …
In today’s Nigerian Newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with a special report on the challenge of high energy costs facing teaching hospitals in the country. Another headline has the family of the late Ijaw leader and elder statesman, Edwin Clark, revealing his last words. Also, one headline looks at the United States Mission …
LAGOS — Skyrocketing electricity costs are crippling Nigeria’s teaching hospitals, jeopardising critical healthcare delivery and training for the nation’s future medical professionals. The discriminatory electricity tariffs, inadequate power supply, and skyrocketing diesel costs have pushed these institutions, which are at the apex of the nation’s healthcare system, providing critical medical services and training the next generation …
Nigeria’s Healthcare has witnessed an unprecedented crisis. This is evidenced by the distortions of COVID, skyrocketing foreign exchange, the high cost of drugs the exodus of doctors and the collapse of a system. Confirming this situation to Good Health Weekly, the Chairman, of the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Dr Saheed …
An indefinite strike has hit the University College Hospital in Ibadan, as members of the Association of Resident Doctors are down tooling to register their grievances and frustration over the lingering blackout at the teaching hospital. The association’s General Secretary, Dr Uthman Adedeji, announced the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, …
A new report by The Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security has found that six out of every 10 people in the world lack access to safe, quality, affordable medical oxygen, stressing that the shortage is contributing to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths annually and diminishing the quality of life for millions. …