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We Have Enough Doctors In Nigeria, Health Minister Insists

August 24, 2022 5:02 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire reiterated that the country has enough medical doctors that are working diligently in Nigeria’s health care system to help in attending to the health needs of the people.

He, however called on Nigerians to ignore the belief and statements of some people that there is shortage of manpower in public health care facilities, especially medical doctors and other specialists.

Dr. Ehanire made this in Abuja, at a press conference to provide updates on the activities of the Ministry of health, vis-a-vis the COVID-19 vaccination and other efforts to strengthen health care services in …

Hundreds Wounded As Huge Blast Rips Through Lebanon (Video)

August 4, 2020 1:15 pm

Beirut, Lebanon – Hundreds of people have been wounded in a powerful blast that ripped through Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, according to the country’s health minister.

The massive explosion on Tuesday at Beirut’s port caused widespread damage to buildings, shattering windows in different parts of the city. It sent shockwaves across the capital.

The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.

Hamad Hassan, Lebanon’s health minister, said hundreds were wounded in the explosion.

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Video of the incident taken by Al Jazeera shows a large column of smoke billowing from an area

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Madagascar’s COVID-19 Cases Spike Despite Herbal Drink

July 23, 2020 4:46 am

Cracks are appearing in Madagascar’s government after its health minister requested international help to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases.

And this is despite an official campaign to promote a touted fix for the virus, the herbal drink called COVID-ORGANICS.

The government has been distributing the herbal drink that President Andry Rajoelina has proclaimed as a cure for coronavirus and protection against it, despite warnings the brew has not been clinically tested.

Hospital officials in the capital Antananarivo have said they are running out of beds as infections have surged in recent days.

On Wednesday, the country reported 614 …

Brazil Health Minister Sacked Over Stay-At-Home Measure

April 17, 2020 8:38 am

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has sacked his health minister after clashing with him over how to fight the new coronavirus.

Few global leaders have done more than Bolsonaro to downplay the global pandemic, which has killed nearly 2,000 Brazilians.

He has called the virus “a little flu” and criticized state governors for imposing the shutdowns supported by health experts and the popular outgoing minister, Luiz Henrique Mandetta.

In televised remarks met with pot-banging protests in major cities, Bolsonaro said Mandetta did not fully appreciate the need to protect Brazilian jobs and called again for a resumption of economic activity.

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Kenya Bans Public Events After First Case Of Coronavirus

March 13, 2020 10:53 am

Kenya has banned all major public events after confirming its first case of the new coronavirus in a woman who had returned to the country from the United States, the health minister said on Friday.

Kenya, the richest economy in sub-Saharan Africa and a major hub for global firms and the United Nations, is the 11th country in the region to confirm a case of COVID-19, bringing its total reported cases to 39.

Mutahi Kagwe, Kenya’s health minister, told a news conference the government had suspended all public gatherings, sporting events, open-air religious meetings and “all events that are of

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