LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Patients about to undergo elective surgery are a high risk group for COVID-19 infection, Prof. Adesoji Ademuyiwa of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, has said. Prof. Ademuyiwa is the Nigeria lead in a study conducted by 15,000 surgeons and anaesthetists from across 116 countries. The study was commissioned by the…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Help! Lekki residents are exposed to water-related diseases engendered by sub-standard and unregulated sources of water supply. Increasing cases of dysentery and diarrhea-induced pathogenic bacteria infections have sparked concerns on public health in the area. Water is an essential element in human life, and inability to have access…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The first 165,000 of up to 7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that MTN Group is donating to African countries have arrived in Ghana, the South African telecoms company said on Tuesday. It is donating $25 million to support the African Union’s vaccination programme. The vaccines are intended to be distributed to health…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Britain’s Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, left a London hospital early Tuesday after heart surgery and 28 days’ treatment — his longest-ever stay. Philip — who is due to turn 100 in June — was photographed looking pale and gaunt as he was driven away from the private…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-African Development Bank President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at the launch of the Bank’s African Economic Outlook 2021 report on Friday, Adesina decried the lack of Covid-19 vaccines reaching Africa. “We need global solidarity and vaccine justice for Africa,” Africa’s premier development bank chief said….
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Denmark and Iceland have both suspended use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine because of concerns surrounding fatal blood clots. Denmark’s health minister Magnus Heunicke wrote in a tweet, translated from Danish: “The health authorities have, due to precautionary measures, suspended vaccination with AstraZeneca following a signal of a possible serious side effect in…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pressure is building on the Tanzanian government to disclose the whereabouts of President John Pombe Magufuli after reports that the controversial East African leader had left the country to seek Covid-19 treatment abroad. Mr Magufuli, who has regularly denied that coronavirus is present in Tanzania and recommended herbal remedies over masks despite…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A doctor who has spent the past year treating COVID-19 patients on Friday became the first person in Nigeria to be vaccinated against the disease, kicking off a mammoth campaign that aims to inoculate 80 million people this year. Vaccinating all of Nigeria’s 200 million people and those in other developing countries…
