The Association of People Living with Sickle Cell Disorder, APLSCD, has said it would continue to support indigent parents whose children died of sickle cell disease, leaving them distraught and in grief. This was made known by the National Coordinator of the Association, Mrs Aisha Edward Maduagwu, while speaking to […]
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Primary Health Agency Calls Out Rumor Peddlers Against Covid-19 Vaccine
The Executive Secretary, Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA), Dr Chioma Ezenyimulu has lamented that people peddling rumours about COVID-19 vaccine do not mean well for people of the state.She said that they only wish to poison people’s minds against taking the vaccine. Dr Ezenyimulu made this known at […]
Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Ihekweazu, assures the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines
The Director-General, Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has assured the effectiveness and safety of the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr Ihekweazu who stated this in Awka during his working visit to Anambra State to inspect the already completed Anambra State Molecular Laboratory, at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu 0jukwu Teaching Hospital, […]
Nigeria recorded 130 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Infections
Nigeria on Friday recorded 130 new cases of COVID19.According to the Nigeria center for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest report, the new cases were recorded from 12 states and the federal capital territory.A breakdown of the cases show:Lagos recorded 46 cases,Ogun-19Kwara-18FCT-12Kaduna-10Ekiti-6Abia-5Edo-3Sokoto-3Osun-3Niger-2Oyo-2Akwa Ibom-1 Till date, 161,539 cases have been confirmed, […]
Nigeria yesterday recorded 238 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Infections
Update on Covid-19 shows that Nigeria yesterday recorded 238 new cases of Coronavirus infections accross the Nation According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control till date 160,895 cases has been confirmed in the country of which 145,752 has been treated and discharged and 2,016 deaths has so far been […]
ASHIA Enrolls More Citizens Into Anambra Health Insurance Scheme
The Executive Secretary of the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) Dr. Simeon Onyemaechi has revealed that more and more citizens are being enrolled into the state social health insurance programme. Onyemaechi said Anambra state aims at achieving universal health coverage by the year 2030 in line with the United […]
AstraZeneca finds ‘no evidence’ of blood clot risk as Netherlands suspends vaccine
AstraZeneca Plc on Sunday said it had conducted a review of people vaccinated with its COVID-19 vaccine which has shown no evidence of an increased risk of blood clots. The statement by the company said that a careful review of all available safety data of more than 17 million people […]
Nigeria recorded 399 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Nigeria on Friday recorded 399 new cases of Covid 19 in the country.According to the Nigeria center for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases were recorded from 17 states and the federal capital territory. A breakdown of the cases show; Lagos recorded 101 casesAnambra-96Edo-50Abia-29Imo-28Ogun-19Akwa Ibom-16Kaduna-13FCT-7Bayelsa-6Kano-6Oyo-6Delta-5Rivers-5Nasarawa-4Ebonyi-3Osun-3Gombe-2 Till date,160,332 cases of COVID19 […]
Possible Side effect from COVID-19 Vaccination are yet to be discovered -NPHCDA
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that it is yet to observe any adverse side effect from the vaccination of COVID-19 and the observed side effects from the vaccine it had administered have only been mild. This was made known in a statement from the agency […]
Nigeria continues to record increase in Coronavirus cases
Update on COVID-19 shows that on the 10th of March 2021, 394 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria. 5 deaths were also recorded . Till date, 159,646 cases have been confirmed. 139,983 cases have been discharged, while 1,993 deaths have also been recorded in the 36 states […]