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World Cancer Day: Early diagnosis of cancer will save more lives, says Ogun Deputy Gov

Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele By Michael Adesanya/Abeokuta Ogun State Deputy Governor, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele, advised on Tuesday that early diagnosis of cancer would save more lives. Salako – Oyedele gave the advice during the flag- off ceremony of World Cancer Day 2020  held at the State Hospital,  Ijaye- Abeokuta. She noted that early diagnosis of cancer […]

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Ogun health commissioner links high Covid-19 figures to wider testing, says most cases are asymptomatic

Ogun health commissioner  By Michael Adesanya/ Abeokuta The Ogun State government on Wednesday called on residents of the state to remain calm over the 108 cases of Covid-19 infections recorded in the state yesterday. The number is the highest in the state since the index case was recorded on February 27, 2020. The Commissioner for […]

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Don’t give your babies sanitisers to drink, Ogun health commissioner warns mothers

Ogun health commissioner By Michael Adesanya/ Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, has warned against some unsafe practices by some people in the state, ostensibly to keep themselves safe from the COVID – 19, saying she even heard that mothers were giving their babies sanitizers to drink. According to her, the practice […]

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Covid-19: No confirmed case of Delta variant in Ogun- Health Commissioner

Ogun health commissioner by Michael Adesanya/Abeokuta The Ogun State Government has said there is no confirmed case of the Delta variant of Covid-19 within its domain. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker in Abeokuta while clarifying the situation where her earlier call for strict adherence to public health guidelines and […]

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Civil society groups form coalition against Cancer in Ondo State

Betty Akeredolu As part of strategies in the fight against cancer, the ” Coalition of concerned organisations against Cancer” has been formed in Ondo State. The formation of the Coalition, which is an initiative of the wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu under her Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria, (BRECAN) initiative , […]

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Chain Reactions, St. Ives Partner in #SmearMyWoman Campaign to Fight Cervical Cancer

Chain Reactions Nigeria, a leading public relations and integrated communication consulting firm, is partnering with St. Ives, a leading multi-specialist hospital to reduce the scourge of cervical cancer in the country. Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix which is the lower part of the uterus that […]