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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued maturity level 3 statuses to Egypt and Nigeria medicines regulators, joining Ghana and Tanzania as ...

Football Association of Zambia president Andrew Kamanga confirmed to AFP that Joseph Kabungo died from suspected cardiac arrest at the national stadium in ...

Pinnick must go!" Joseph Kabungo, a Zambian doctor on duty with— CAF 2022 World Cup Qualifiers (@DiskiAfrika) @CAF_Online, lost his life in the melee that followed the 1-1 draw between Nigeria and Ghana. Fans invaded the pitch after the final whistle. Benches were smashed and some fans chanted "Pinnick must go!

The NFF has revealed the cause of death for the Zambian CAF official who died after Tuesday's encounter between Nigeria and Ghana.

"I was heading to the dressing room of the Nigerian team when the General Coordinator, Kabore Hubert Bosilong from South Africa called my attention. "We tried to resuscitate him there and then, but when this did not appear to be working, we put him in an ambulance and rushed him to Cedar Crest Hospital in Apo, where he gave up the ghost. He died just as they got to the hospital," NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi said. The NFF commiserates with world football -body FIFA, the Confederation of African Football, the Football Association of Zambia, and the family of Dr. Kabungo on his sudden passing. "I was notified and ordered that he should be rushed to the hospital. "However, it is important to state the facts as they are.

A Fifa doping official collapsed and died from a suspected heart attack following the World Cup playoff tie between Nigeria and Ghana on Tuesday, ...

He died just as they got to the hospital," said Sanusi. "I was notified and ordered that he should be rushed to the hospital. A Fifa doping official collapsed and died from a suspected heart attack following the World Cup playoff tie between Nigeria and Ghana on Tuesday, officials said.

Nigeria and Egypt have joined Ghana and Tanzania as effective regulatory systems in Africa. The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, announced that ...

A WHO-lead team of international experts carried out the benchmarking of Egypt and Nigeria’s regulators. Nigeria and Egypt have joined Ghana and Tanzania as effective regulatory systems in Africa. The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, announced that the two new entrants’ medical products regulatory agencies had achieved Maturity Level 3. NAFDAC had got N4 billion to equip the facility. Speaking at the 54th Annual Scientific Conference & General meeting of Nigerian Society of Neurological Sciences (NSNS), in Lagos, yesterday, clarified that Nigerians “are out of crisis because after four waves, we now understood the protocols and how to manage COVID-19, but with the new variants and mutations, we still need to be careful.” Also confirming the categorisation yesterday in Abuja, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, observed that the agency was the third country in Africa and one of the very few in the world to achieve the feat. In February and March 2022, the organisation conducted a formal evaluation of the authorities and found them to perform well against most of the indicators in the Global Benchmarking Tool.

The Nigeria Football Federation has released more details on the death of Confederation of African Football's medical officer, Dr Joseph Kabungo.

“It is a very sad incident and one is shocked that some persons have been putting a terrible slant to the whole thing by saying he was beaten up by fans. He said, “I was heading to the dressing room of the Nigerian team when the General Coordinator, Kabore Hubert Bosilong from South Africa called my attention. According to the information from our own medical officer, Dr Onimisi Ozi Salami who was appointed by FIFA as Medical Officer for the game, Dr Kabungo was found gasping for breath near the dressing room of the Ghanaian team. The NFF commiserates with world football–body FIFA, the Confederation of African Football, the Football Association of Zambia and the family of Dr Kabungo on his sudden passing. “However, it is important to state the facts as they are. He died just as they got to the hospital,” the statement quoted NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, as saying.

A doctor died because of a heart issue while working at a World Cup qualifying game in Nigeria.