A Specialist Registrar attached to Maimalari Military hospital at the headquarters of Operation Hadin Kai, 7 Division, Maiduguri, Borno state, Dr. Chika Joachim Maduka told the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Allegations of Human Rights Violations in the Counter Insurgency Operations in the North East (SIIP-NE) that the hospital only manages miscarriages and not abortion… Continue reading 7 Division Military Hospital Maiduguri manages miscarriages not abortions – witness tells SIIP North-East
Category: Health
Lawan constitutes Conference Committee on Federal Medical Centres bill
….appoints Senator Hassan Lawali to Chair Ecology and Climate Change Committee Abuja – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has announced the constitution of a Conference Committee on the Federal Medical Centres bill. This was just as the Senate President appointed Senator Hassan Lawali, who represents Zamfara West, as Chairman of the Committee on Ecology… Continue reading Lawan constitutes Conference Committee on Federal Medical Centres bill
Senate passes bills to establish Orthopaedic hospitals in Kwara, Osun
…Approves Fed. University Teaching Hospitals in Akure, Gusau By Clement Nwabuko The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a bill to amend the Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board Act to provide for the establishment of two Federal Orthopaedic hospitals in Kwara and Osun States. Also amended was the University Teaching Hospitals Act LFN 2004 to provide for the… Continue reading Senate passes bills to establish Orthopaedic hospitals in Kwara, Osun
Minister of Women Affairs Tests Positive for Covid-19_Ada Nkong
Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen has contracted COVID-19 and gone on self-isolation. The Minister made this known in a statement signed by her, saying she is asymptomatic. The statement read, “Following interaction with individuals that later show asymptomatic sign of COVID-19, I was advised by my medical team to undergo the test and self… Continue reading Minister of Women Affairs Tests Positive for Covid-19_Ada Nkong
UK Covid Infections Drop by 30 Percent Over Lockdown-React Study….
Coronavirus infections in England have fallen by about a third over lockdown, according to a major study.Some of the worst-hit areas saw the biggest improvements – but, despite this progress, cases remained relatively high across England.Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the data showed the country could not “take our foot off the pedal just yet”.The… Continue reading UK Covid Infections Drop by 30 Percent Over Lockdown-React Study….
New Wave of Covid-19 Hits US Secret Service by Raphael Bichene
Johnson Announces Four Weeks Lockdown for England by Raphael Bichene
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England, which will join several European countries in imposing the measure for a second time, as Slovakia took a different tack and began testing its entire population.Global infections are fast approaching 46 million, with close to 1.2 million deaths, and Europe is… Continue reading Johnson Announces Four Weeks Lockdown for England by Raphael Bichene
Former World Heaviest Man Defeats Coronavirus. By Raphael Bichene
Mexican who was once the world’s heaviest man has beaten the coronavirus, helped — he believes — by several years of dieting, exercise and stomach-reduction surgery that saw him shed hundreds of kilos.Juan Pedro Franco used to weigh 595 kilos (1,310 pounds) — more than the average male polar bear and enough to be certified… Continue reading Former World Heaviest Man Defeats Coronavirus. By Raphael Bichene
Patient Dies as Striking Workers Switch Off Ventilator by Francisca Ogar
A patient at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital in Kwara State has died following an industrial action embarked upon by health workers amidst the coronavirus disease.Channels Television learned from a family source that the patient, Olusola Olagunju, had been on life support before the incident occurred.The victim was said to have died after the… Continue reading Patient Dies as Striking Workers Switch Off Ventilator by Francisca Ogar
UN Chief Warns Covid-19 Pandemic Poses Risks of New Conflicts by Raph Bichene
The coronavirus pandemic not only threatens gains in fighting global poverty and building peace but risks exacerbating existing conflicts and generating new ones, the UN chief warned.Speaking at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) video conference on Wednesday on sustaining peace during the pandemic, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the “unprecedented challenges from COVID-19 clearly risk… Continue reading UN Chief Warns Covid-19 Pandemic Poses Risks of New Conflicts by Raph Bichene