Covid 19 – Grams Pharmacy

COVID-19 Rapid Test Kit Prices ‘Halved’ For Poorer Nations

enet — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:37:42 +0000

Poorer countries will have access to hundreds of millions more rapid COVID-19 tests following a deal to slash prices in half and boost production, Unitaid said on Friday. The international health agency and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics closed a deal with an Indian firm to produce up to 120 million tests this year [...]

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COVID-19: NMA Urges Healthcare Workers to be More Safety Conscious

enet — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:14:31 +0000

… Warns members to consider everyone as a suspected COVID-19 case The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged all her members and all frontline healthcare workers to be more safety conscious at this time and adhere very strictly to the Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) COVID-19 guidelines. In a statement [...]

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Mass Vaccination Won’t Result in Herd Immunity, Scientists Warn

enet — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:02:35 +0000

Scientists at the World Health Organisation warned that mass vaccinations would not bring about herd immunity to the coronavirus this year, even as one leading producer boosted its production forecast. Infections numbers are surging around the world, especially in Europe where nations have been forced to ramp up virus restrictions even as vaccines are rolled [...]

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Hypertension research: 2020 overview

enet — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:47:11 +0000

In this feature, we take a look at some of the most interesting and important hypertension research from 2020. We cover a range of topics, including COVID-19, the role of thigh circumference, and the impact of dairy. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 1.13 billion people worldwide have with hypertension (high blood pressure). The [...]

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NCDC Boss Cautions #ENDSARS Protesters on Safety of Lives

enet — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:26:29 +0000

The Director General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has urged the protesting Nigerian youths to exercise caution in the midst of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Ihekweazu, who spoke on the #EndSARSProtest in a televised programme Wednesday morning, said although it is a sacrifice every Nigerian public officer has to [...]

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New Study Shows COVID-19 Could Cause Infertility

enet — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 08:34:58 +0000

A new study has shown that COVID-19 may lead to infertility in men by blocking testicular cells that produce sperm, a new study has claimed. According to scientists, the disease could make men infertile even if they only suffer a mild form of it. According to the research conducted by researchers in Israel, sperm counts [...]

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UNN’s COVID-19 Drugs Near Advanced Stage – NAPA Chairman

enet — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 10:54:33 +0000

As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) are intensifying efforts towards developing drugs that can treat the symptoms of the deadly virus. According to the Chairman, UNN Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Pharmacists in Academia (NAPA), Dr Chukwuemeka Ubaka, pharmacists in the institution have [...]

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We Lost More Nurses to COVID-19 Than Other Diseases- FOLGONM Chairperson

enet — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:03:47 +0000

Mrs Ola Soremekun is the newly elected chairperson of the Forum of Local Government Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Chapter. In this exclusive interview with Pharmanews, she laments the huge number of nurses who died while caring for COVID-19 patients and suggests that they should be immortalised. She also speaks on diverse issues affecting the [...]

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Our Analyses Show Madagascar Syrup can’t Cure COVID-19- NAFDAC, NIPRD

enet — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 08:34:17 +0000

The management of the National Agency for Food and Drug, Administration and Control, NAFDAC, along with the sister agency of National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, NIPRD, have countered the claims of the celebrated Madagascan herbal syrup ‘COVID Organics’, assumed to be effective in the treatment and cure of the novel Coronavirus. Findings from [...]

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Coronavirus Kills Prominent Warri Doctor in Isolation Centre

enet — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 09:10:08 +0000

A former Zonal Medical Director of the Central Hospital, Warri, Dr Toju Eresanara, has recently died in isolation centre. He reportedly died on Wednesday. According to the Nation, Eresanara may have died of COVID-19 complications. Reports show that he was undergoing treatment at the COVID-19 treatment centre in Asaba, after testing positive. The late medical [...]

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