The sum of $50 million has been earmarked by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to boost childhood immunization in some states in the north and south of the country. Also, Gavi is making provision of 13 Toyota Hilux vehicles, and 420…
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom (UK) has approved Novavax’s Nuvaxovid vaccine as a COVID-19 booster for adults 18 and older. The U.S-based biotech firm said on Wednesday. According to the firm, MHRA has…
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic which paved the way for rapid production of vaccines showed the weak structures low-income countries including Nigeria have in accessing the global vaccine market. Despite claim by the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Global Vaccine Market Report…
The Kano State Government will embark on a two-week exercise geared towards tackling one of life threatening sicknesses, malaria and Yellow Fever among children under two years old in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu Tsanyawa, disclosing the…
The Lagos State Government has earmarked the sum of N200 million towards the advancement of local health research in the state. Disclosing this on Tuesday, the State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, at the ongoing 2022 Annual International Conference…
The 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria especially in Lagos State – the epicentre of the diseases was an expose to the inadequacies in the state’s health infrastructure which was more prevalent in the…
The Malawian government says it has received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine for a single-dose reactive campaign to the Cholera outbreak. This is the first significant response since the outbreak when the first case was…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has uncovered plans by scrupulous individuals in introducing an illicit drug, Fentanyl into the Nigerian market. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi…
… Urges Intending Operators to Register Facilities The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has sealed a total of 42 health facilities out of about 1040 visited between January to September 2022. Executive Secretary of the Agency, Dr.…
About 171 million Nigerians do not have access to proper hygiene facilities in the country, according to the Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu. READ ALSO: WASH To Lead Election Conversation As WaterAid And CODE Commence #Vote4WASH Campaign The Minister…
