Health
COVID-19: NCDC records 114 new cases, with 855 active, as infections recorded reach 1,095
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 114 new cases of the coronavirus, a development which has...
Read moreTunisia reports 4 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 922 in total
The Tunisian Ministry of Health reported on Friday night 4 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of...
Read moreSenegal’s confirmed COVID-19 cases exceed 500
Senegalese Ministry of Health and Social Action, on Friday reported 66 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24...
Read moreU.S. FDA approves first at-home COVID-19 sample collection
The United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the country’s first at-home sample collection for coronavirus testing. FDA’s...
Read moreRwanda registers highest daily increase of 22 new cases, raising total to 176
The Rwandan Ministry of Health reported late on Friday, 22 new COVID-19 cases, the largest single daily increase since the...
Read moreOrganisation, partners give out $21,000 as startups to fight COVID-19 in Nigeria
Ventures Platform, a Pan – African early stage fund has given 21,000 dollars to seven startups, following the #COVID19InnovationChallenge virtual Demo...
Read moreCOVID-19: Families of deceased health workers to get compensation- NAICOM
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says the insurance industry will pay an assured sum of N3 million each to families...
Read moreCOVID-19: CMA commends UBTH management
Dr Osahon Enabulele, the President, Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA), has commended the management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital...
Read moreWHO urges countries to move quickly to save lives from malaria in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to move quickly to save lives from malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa as...
Read moreWHO inaugurates access to COVID-19 tools accelerator
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), has inaugurated access to COVID-19 tools accelerator, to quicken the...
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