Nigeria has a ratio of one doctor to 5,000 patients as against one to 600, which the World Health Organisation recommends. According the Nigerian Medical Association, who announced these figures during its annual lecture on Monday, there is a deficit of 315,426 medical doctors to cater to the health needs of 215,266,984 people. The latest United Nations population data peg …

The use of face masks in public places is no longer mandatory, discretionary. And by 19th April or thereabouts, measured against COVID-19 may be further relaxed, if all goes well. In an interview with The Punch, Head of the Technical Secretariat on COVID-19, Dr Muktar Muhammed also said that Nigeria would stop demanding proof of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests from …

For the first time ever, Nigeria will join the world to commemorate the International Day for Happiness on 20th March. The special day, designated by the United Nations, will be marked by the Happiness Centre in Lagos and will have as headline guests Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, wife of the Lagos State Governor, and the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji …

Nigeria’s COVID-19 situation has given a cause for cheer in recent times. And the report of the lowest daily count on Saturday further indicates that the worst of the pandemic may well be over. For the first time since 27th June 2021, Nigeria recorded the lowest daily figure of three new infections. The earlier count was two, while no new case …

A team of researchers has warned that there is a link between the recent extreme heat around the world due to climate change and the increase in mental health cases. Led by Boston University School of Public Health researchers, the scientists announced that there is a correlation between extreme heat and the increase in cases of substance abuse, anxiety and stress. The researchers …

This is just as European leaders are coming up with drastic restriction measures to curtail the spread of the virus, particularly the Omicron variant, which is fast accounting for the major cause of Covid-19 cases in the region. For the first time in February 2020 when Nigeria registered in the Covid map, the highest daily count was recorded on Wednesday. The 4,035 …