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COVID-19: NCDC announces 290 new cases, infections hit 46,867

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has  announced 290 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitte

Experts seek release of family planning budgets

Experts in the health sector have called for timely release of budgetary allocations for family planning in order to prevent maternal and child deaths

What to know about gallstones

Mrs Benedicta (not real name) was having persistent abdominal pains and was buying over-the-counter drugs to relieve her of the pains. She later went

COVID-19 disruptions could increase infectious diseases deaths

A new research has drawn attention to the knock-on effect that COVID-19 may have on the proliferation of other infectious diseases thereby increasing

Google and Apple’s COVID-19 notification technology no ‘secret’

A “Covid-19 sensor” has been “secretly” inserted into every phone, claims a message circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp in several countries recently