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COVID-19: AKTH trains personnel on proper use of PPE

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2020 0

The Chief Medical Director of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Prof. Abdulraham Sheshe, has ordered consultants at the hospitals to train registrars and other personnel on effective use of personal protective equipment. Mrs. Hauwa Muhammad, the deputy director of information of the

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Tension in UBTH over Monkey Pox scare in Edo

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

There is tension in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) in Benin City, Edo State, over scare of Monkey Pox disease. It was gathered that mass evacuation of patients hit the hospital on Wednesday, following conflicting reports over a person suspected to have contracted the disease and admitted at the hospital. Also, there is […]

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JUTH crisis worsens as another union gives CMD 40-day ultimatum

Ihesiulo Grace 29 October 2017 0

Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos Crisis at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) has taken a turn for the worse with the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) demanding that the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Professor Edmund Banwat, resolve all contending issues with stakeholders between October 23, 2017 and November 30, 2017 or risk total […]

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Heineken AF/Nigerian Breweries donate equipment to LUTH

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2017 0

Heineken African Foundation (HAF) and the Nigerian Breweries Plc have continued to demonstrate commitment to Nigeria’s development through enhancement of survival of new born children, most of which are challenged at birth. A neonatal death is defined as a death during the first 28 days of life (0-27 days) of birth. To enhance development in […]

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Soldier’s wife dies of Lassa Fever in UCTH

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2017 0

A soldier’s wife, Mrs Cristobel Itodo, age 22, is said to have died of Lassa Fever at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). Reports said she died less than 12 hours after admission at the hospital. Mrs Itobo was brought to the Hospital on Sunday night with the Lassa fever after it was managed […]

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Awka Youths In Mock Burial Of Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

  Awka, the capital of Anambra State was in chaos, on Thursday, when the youths of the town and community leaders organised what could be described as a mock burial for the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Chief Law Chinwuba. The over 200 protesters, who marched to State Secretariat, were led by the chairman […]