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The Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Visits UBTH

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UBTH COMMENCES COVID-19 TESTING

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Connect With Doctors Online

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UBTH DISCHARGES FIRST COVID-19 PATIENT

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[bt_section][bt_row][bt_column width=”1/1″][bt_text] The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has discharged its first COVID-19 patient from its Isolation Centre. The 43-year-old patient was admitted on 3rd April, 2020 after he tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2. Dr Benson Okwara, Head Rapid Response Team COVID-19 in UBTH said, “the patient’s first negative test following resolution of symptoms […]

RE: PANIC IN UBTH

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[bt_section][bt_row][bt_column width=”2/3″][bt_text] The attention of Management of University of Benin Teaching Hospital has been drawn to a front page publication in Vanguard 9 April, 2020 which was titled “COVID-19: Panic at UBTH over blunders on tests”. We wish to state that the news item was unduly sensational and inaccurate though we would not publicly discuss […]

LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK

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[bt_section][bt_row][bt_column width=”1/1″][bt_row_inner][bt_column_inner width=”1/1″][bt_text] There has been a recent outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria. According to latest situation report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as at 19th January 2020, a total of 163 confirmed cases and 24 deaths has been recorded across 8 States of Nigeria in 2020. The affected states include […]

EDO FIRST LADY VISITS UBTH

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The wife of the Governor of Edo State, Her Excellency Mrs Betsy Obaseki visited the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City on new year day, 01/01/2019 to identify, felicitate and share the joy of the new year with the ‘ new year baby’. The first baby in the hospital for the 2019 was a […]

School of Nursing Entrance Examination Announcement 2019

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ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE 18 MONTHS COURSE Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the entrance examination for admission into the above School of Nursing in March 2019 for Eighteen (18) months (Post Registration) Nursing Programme leading to the award of Registered Nurse Certificate (RN). ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must not be less than […]

Federal Government Appoints Prof. Obaseki As Substantive Chief Medical Director of UBTH

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Prof. Darlington Ewaen Obaseki was appointed as the substantive Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital by the Federal Government. In a letter signed by the Hon. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, the appointment which is for an initial term of four years took effect on 17th August, 2017. Prof. Obaseki, a […]

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