266,283 COVID-19 infections and 3,155 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Nigerian government through the Presidential Steering…
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Children’s health leaders call for emergency response as respiratory viruses continue to spread across the US
Seasonal flu activity is “elevated across the country,” with “high” or “very high” respiratory virus activity in more than half of US states, according to an…
View More Children’s health leaders call for emergency response as respiratory viruses continue to spread across the USNational Health Dialogue: Five things you should expect from 2022 edition
National Health Dialogue: Five things you should expect from 2022 edition Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, Executive Secretary of…
View More National Health Dialogue: Five things you should expect from 2022 editionHow many Covid cases does China have and what are its rules?
China has seen its first deaths from Covid-19 in six months, and thousands more people are catching the disease, despite the government’s strict lockdown policy.…
View More How many Covid cases does China have and what are its rules?Enough is enough: why juniors are considering industrial action
As the BMA campaign for pay restoration gathers pace, The Doctor has spoken to a range of junior doctors about why they are considering industrial…
View More Enough is enough: why juniors are considering industrial actionUkrainians face life-threatening winter, as temperatures dip: WHO
Olga Kobzar stands in her kitchen, demonstrating how she heats her apartment by a gas stove cooktop in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on September 22, 2022 Millions…
View More Ukrainians face life-threatening winter, as temperatures dip: WHOAt 3 weeks old, she caught the virus that’s packing hospitals across the US
As Abhishesh Pokharel carried his 3-week-old daughter into the emergency department, her fingers and toes were turning blue. Other parts of her tiny body were…
View More At 3 weeks old, she caught the virus that’s packing hospitals across the USIndonesian rescue workers race to find survivors after Java quake
Death toll is likely to rise as rescue efforts continue after Monday’s 5.6 magnitude earthquake in west of Java island. Rescue workers in Indonesia are…
View More Indonesian rescue workers race to find survivors after Java quakeNigeria’s health minister downplays doctors’ brain drain, says happening in other climes too
The minister says the Nigerian government is, however, working to improve the working condition of doctors. ByNike Adebowale-TambeandAgency Report November 13, 2022 Reading Time: 3…
View More Nigeria’s health minister downplays doctors’ brain drain, says happening in other climes tooWorld Toilet Day: Over 1.5 million people die annually from diarrhoea – WHO
The WHO boss said one in five people doesn’t have access to a toilet, and almost one in two lack safe sanitation services. The World Health…
View More World Toilet Day: Over 1.5 million people die annually from diarrhoea – WHO