Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, has urged everyone to recognise the leadership skills and potential of women toward moving the world closer to gender equality. She made the call in her message to mark…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says urgent action is needed to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines that will be distributed through the global initiative making these medicines accessible to all countries. The WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made the call…
Prof. Nasir Sambo, the Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says electronic-NHIS (e-NHIS) will help to eliminate some Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) inducing Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for enrolment. Sambo gave the assurance at the Informal Engagement with…
Prof. Saad Ahmed, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jabi, Abuja, has urged Nigerians to register for COVID-19 vaccination. The CMD also advised Nigerians to take advantage of the website launched by the Federal Government…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta The Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that the State is ready to receive COVID-19 vaccines and begin the vaccination process, adding that the entire whole chain required for the vaccination has been identified. Governor…
Women account for a slightly smaller proportion of COVID-19 infections and deaths compared with men, a preliminary analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 28 African countries shows. WHO Regional Office for Africa said this in a statement issued…
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo are expected to receive their COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, made this known at the second edition of State House weekly…
Kwara Government says 16 more people have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of confirmed cases in the state to 2,970. The Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor and Spokesman for the Technical Committee on COVID-19, Mr…
The Edo government says it has received doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for distribution in the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Osarodion Ogie, and made available to newsmen…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has insisted that the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines currently in the country have not been allotted to rich Nigerians. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this while…
