Some residents of Enugu State have expressed mixed feelings concerning the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination in the State. Some of them, who spoke with newsmen on Monday in separate interviews, said that they preferred provision of food, security and other social…
Nigerian Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV/AIDS (NINERELA+), on Monday charged women of various faith organisations to be agents of change to drive home societal gender justice. Ms Amber Erinmwinhe, National Coordinator of the group,…
The Connected Development (CODE), an NGO has commended the Kaduna State Government for including women in the frontline of its COVID-19 response. CODE’s Senior Programme Manager, Mrs Lucy Abagi gave the commendation when officials of the organisation visited the Commissioner…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that it was aware of blood clot concerns linked to “a specific batch” of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, but maintained that to date, no-one has died from any coronavirus vaccine. WHO spokesperson, Dr Margaret Harris,…
A medical practitioner, Dr Nuhu Sule, on Thursday, cautioned youths against cigarette smoking impeding blood supply to human organs, to avoid kidney failure. More than eight million persons die from smoking annually, while more than 1.2 million non-smokers die out…
Jacob Ogodo, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, his Deputy, Dr Eric Igwe, their spouses, members of the State Executive Council and Local Government Council Chairmen received the COVID-19 vaccination recently. Governor Umahi alongside his Deputy were vaccinated by…
Following the recent delivery of the COVID-19 vaccines to the Ogun State Government, the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has ordered that the front line workers who are mostly health workers be given priority because they are the ones who are…
Some neonatal doctors have advised the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to encourage more, the local production of infants formula as alternative to expensive imported ones. They gave the advice in a communiqué in Kaduna,…
By Deborah Christopher, Abuja The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has disclosed that there is no need to fret as Nigeria did not receive any doses from the batch of vaccines which has reported side effect regarding the…
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, has called on pregnant women especially those living with HIV to access antenatal care early to avoid mother to child transmission. The Coordinator of AHF in Benue, Ruth Atabor, said this in an interview with…
