Osagie Ehanire
12 May 2020
Six States, Lagos, FCT, Ogun, Kaduna, Sokoto and Kano states have been enrolled in the World Health Organization (WHO treatment regimen Solidarity trial on COVID-19
11 May 2020
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has said that there is no plan either by the Federal Ministry of Health of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to carry out any probe to validate the COVID-19 free status of Kogi and Cross River states.
10 May 2020
• Patients Treated With Cocktail Of Drugs Plus Prescription Antiviral • Treatment Largely Based On Symptoms • Nigeria Considering Home Treatment • 44 million Africans May Get Infected In First Year Of Pandemic • Remdesivir Not Readily Available As the country’s Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) cases crossed the 4, 000 mark yesterday, concerns are mounting about…
7 May 2020
The Managing Director/ Chief Operating Officer, Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), Charles Olalekan Mensah, has said that lack of healthcare funding and research would continue to make the country vulnerable to any form of a disease outbreak.
2 May 2020
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has commenced a nationwide Training of Trainers (NTOT) for over 200,000 primary health care personnel to equip...
1 May 2020
The Federal Government yesterday said the successful treatment and discharge of 307 persons for COVID-19 in the country was an indication that the virus is curable.
25 Apr 2020
The Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19 has received a life insurance cover for frontline workers for a maximum of 5,000 health workers employed to fight against the pandemic.
24 Apr 2020
More than 40 health workers have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. This was disclosed yesterday by Health Minister Osagie Ehanire
22 Apr 2020
The Federal Government has banned inter-state movement of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the country.
19 Apr 2020
Former Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari died of Coronavirus, just 26 days after it was announced that he has tested positive to the virus.
18 Apr 2020
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that, as of yesterday, a total of 442 persons in 20 states had been confirmed to have COVID-19, with 13 deaths recorded, all with comorbidities
17 Apr 2020
The Federal government yesterday disclosed that it will embark on community testing for coronavirus and social mobilisation at the grassroots level to ensure physical distancing and advise on use of masks to reduce the risk of transmission.