20 HEALTH FACILITIES SHUT DOWN IN LAGOS STATE FOR NON-COMPLIANCE

23/02/20 [post-marguee] DANIELS G.O PRESS RELEASE The Government of Lagos State has assured the public of best practices in health care delivery as it shuts down Twenty Health facilities across the metropolis through the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA in the month of January for non-compliance with regulatory standards. The Executive Secretary ofContinue reading “20 HEALTH FACILITIES SHUT DOWN IN LAGOS STATE FOR NON-COMPLIANCE”

NIGERIANS TO WATCH OUT FOR OUTBREAK OF MORE EPEDEMICS SUCH AS …

21/02/20 [post-marguee] DANIELS G.O WHILE GRAPPLING WITH LASSA FEVER ON ONE HAND,AND ON ANOTHER HAND LISTED AS A COUNTRY TO WATCH FOR THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS,NIGERIANS MUST BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THE EMINENT SEASONAL OUT BREAK OF CHOLERA AND MENINGITIS DISEASES SAYS THE NATIONAL PUBLICITY SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MEDICALContinue reading “NIGERIANS TO WATCH OUT FOR OUTBREAK OF MORE EPEDEMICS SUCH AS …”

QUARANTINED EGYPT CORONA VIRUS SUSPECT TEST NEGATIVE

20/02/20 [post-marguee] DANIELS G.O Contrary to earlier Reports of Corona virus spread to Egypt,A test carried out on the suspect has been confirmed negetive By development,African has been certified free for now of the corona virus Disease . According to the spokes person of the ministry of Health in Egypt Khaled Megahed,A medical team comprisingContinue reading “QUARANTINED EGYPT CORONA VIRUS SUSPECT TEST NEGATIVE”

UPDATE ON LASSA INDEX CASE BROUGHT TO LAGOS BY A STUDENT FROM EBONYI STATE

19/02/2020 [post-marguee] DANIELS G. O THE INDEX LASSA FEVER CASE RECORDED IN LAGOS WAS BROUGHT INN BY A STUDENT FROM EBONYI STATE AND NOW RECEIVING TREATMENT IN ISOLATION AT THE LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL LUTH. SPEAKING DURING A PRESS BRIEFING WITH NEWS MEN AT ABOUT 5.30PM ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, THE LAGOS STATE COMMISSIONER FORContinue reading “UPDATE ON LASSA INDEX CASE BROUGHT TO LAGOS BY A STUDENT FROM EBONYI STATE”

LAGOS STATE RECORDS A CASE OF LASSA FEVER,GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR CALM & SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

19//0220 [post-marguee] DANIELS G O BREAKING NEWS PRESS RELEASE Lagos Statel has recorded a case of the Lassa Hemorrhagic fever which has been reported to be raging in over 19 States in the country. Commissioner for Health Prof, Akin Abayomi who disclosed this on Tuesday ;18th confirmed that the patient is currently in isolation atContinue reading “LAGOS STATE RECORDS A CASE OF LASSA FEVER,GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR CALM & SAFETY PRECAUTIONS”

ECOWAS HEALTH MINISTERS TEAM UP AGAINST CORONA VIRUS

18/02/20 [post-marguee] DANIELS G.O THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH, SENATOR OLORUNNIMBA MAMORA AND THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WEST AFRICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION PROFESSOR STANLEY OKOLO HAVE DISCLOSED PLANS BY ECOWAS MINISTERS OF HEALTH TO PREVENT AND MANAGE ANY POSSIBLE OUTBREAK OF COVID -19 IN THE REGION. THEY MADE THIS KNOWN AT A PRESS BRIEFING WITH NEWSMENContinue reading “ECOWAS HEALTH MINISTERS TEAM UP AGAINST CORONA VIRUS”

MORE AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO LICENSE EBOLA VACCINE…

[post-marguee] 16/02/20 DANIELS G.O Courtesy, Agencies News Zambia, Ghana, Burundi And The Democratic Republic Of Congo have licensed Ervebo,an EBOLA Vaccine produced by Merck’s for use. The Vaccine pre-qualified by the World Health Organization according to a press release is expected in additional Countries in the coming weeks. By this latest development, the manufacturer isContinue reading “MORE AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO LICENSE EBOLA VACCINE…”

CORONA VIRUS ARRIVES AFRICA THROUGH EGYPT

13/02/20 DANIELS G O Egypt has recorded a case of corona virus,making it the first case to be recorded in African since the deadly Virus broke out from Wuhan in China. This has been confirmed by the the spokesman of the health Ministry in Egypt Khaled Mugahed . According to a press statement by MugahedContinue reading “CORONA VIRUS ARRIVES AFRICA THROUGH EGYPT”

VIETNAM AUTHORITIES REFUSE CRUISE SHIP ENTRY OVER FEARS OF CORONA VIRUS

13/02/20 DANIELS G .O A GERMAN OWNED CRUISE SHIP HAS BEEN REFUSED ENTRY INTO VIETNAM. ACCORDING TO REPORT BY THE NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA (NAN) THE CRUISE SHIP WITH OVER ONE THOUSAND PASSENGERS ON BOARD WAS REFUSED ENTRY INTO VIETNAM CITY DUE TO FEARS OF CORONA VIRUS SPREAD. THE VESSEL IS SAID TO HAVE DOCKEDContinue reading “VIETNAM AUTHORITIES REFUSE CRUISE SHIP ENTRY OVER FEARS OF CORONA VIRUS”