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International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday trained journalists from ten states on reporting humanitarian related issues.

Red Cross lists factors that hinder healthcare delivery in Nigeria

2 days ago

Medical staff position a patient on a bed in a COVID-19 isolation room at the University Emergency Hospital in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. In Romania, a European Union country of around 19 million, only 35% of adults are fully inoculated against COVID-19 compared to an EU average of 74%. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romania revives coronavirus restrictions as hospitals struggle

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Austrian government proposes law to legalize assisted suicide

3 days ago

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara said he will not rest on his oars until peace is restored to all parts of the state.

Zamfara governor inaugurates 300-bed general hospital

4 days ago

Members of Amhara special forces stand guard on the Ethiopia-Eritrean border near the town of Humera, Ethiopia July 1, 2021. REUTERS-Stringer

Ethiopia fighting intensifies amid air strikes on Tigray and clashes in Amhara

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) registered 1,867 new cases of COVID-19, in the last 24 hours, the highest single day rise since the index case was confirmed on Feb. 27, 2020.

Nigeria records 167 new coronavirus cases in nine states

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The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS

Sri Lanka extends inter-province travel ban amid coronaviru spread

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The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via REUTERS

Senegal records zero new coronavirus cases for first time since pandemic began

6 days ago

A Taliban fighter Mohammad Ishaq walks during a session to get used to his new leg prothesis at a rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghanistan October 12, 2021. REUTERS-Jorge Silva

In Kabul clinic, Taliban and the soldiers they fought confront wounds of war

6 days ago

For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs.

Pig kidney successfully transplanted in human patient

6 days ago

A Texas court has convicted a nurse of capital murder after the jury found him guilty of injecting air into the arteries of four patients, leading to their death.

Nurse guilty of murdering 4 patients by injecting them with air

6 days ago

Snake bite victims in more danger as cost of Anti-snake venom hits roof

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said seven more people have died from the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the country’s fatality toll to 2,647.

NCDC records 125 new coronavirus infections, 33 deaths

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Retired Maj. Rabi’u Kamba, Special Adviser to Gov. Abubakar Bagudu on Security, presented the items to the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Division at a ceremony in Birnin Kebbi.

Kebbi governor: Presidency has pledged funds for treatment of cancer patients

1 week ago

A medical worker admits a child to a Covid-19 facility of Krasnodar’s Children’s Infectious Diseases Hospital. Photo-RTE

Russia reports record daily virus cases again

1 week ago