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Remembering Latunde Odeku; first Black African neurosurgeon trained in the U.S.
Latunde Odeku was the first African-American neurosurgeon trained in the United States and Africa’s first neurosurgeon. Born Emmanuel Olatunde Alaba Olanrewaju Odeku on June 29, 1927, in Lagos, Nigeria,...
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Refused coronavirus test, 25-yr-old Michigan student dies weeks to graduation
A 25-year-old college student in Michigan has died from the deadly coronavirus. Bassey Offiong died from the contagion just weeks from graduating from Western Michigan University with a degree in chemical...
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Worried about lack of testing, US-based Ghanaian nurse dies of COVID-19
A US-based Ghanaian nurse, Freda Ocran, has joined the long list of health professionals killed by the deadly coronavirus. Ocran, 50, was the former head nurse of Jacobi Medical Center’s psychiatric...
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Female-dominated Tunisian factory self-isolates to make 50k masks daily to fight coronavirus
Workers at a Tunisian factory have isolated themselves for a month to make protective gears like face masks to help their country’s battle against the rampaging deadly coronavirus pandemic. ...
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‘I’m leaving’ – Georgia nurse quits job after being deployed to ‘Corona floor’
A Georgia nurse with pre-existing conditions has bowed out of the profession amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Melisa Thomas Scott announced her decision at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany...
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Ghana’s Akufo-Addo and vice donate three-month salaries to COVID-19 battle
Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia have donated three months of their salaries to the country’s battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic. President...
