Nigeria says the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and logistics due to no fault of Nigeria.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who disclosed this in…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to prioritise inoculation of health workers and older persons, and to share excess doses with other nations as COVID-19 vaccines are currently in scarce supply. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, made the…
The World Health Organisation urged countries squabbling over COVID-19 vaccine supplies to think about the situation of health workers in less developed countries. “We all need to step into the place of them. Where they are today fighting on the…
The Ekiti government, on Friday, directed both private and public hospitals in the state to henceforth conduct COVID-19 tests for patients with fever, cough and catarrh. The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani, gave the directive in…
The Lagos State Health Service Commission (LSHSC) on Friday commended 96 health personnel who disengaged from the public service, for rendering selfless service to the state. Dr Muyiwa Eniayewun, the commission Permanent Secretary, at a virtual ceremony held for the…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has expressed commitment to full implementation of the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Jan. 26. The Minister of State for FCT, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, gave the assurance at…
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in The Bronx, a few miles uptown from the UN Headquarters in New York, a UN statement said. In…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued a Lassa fever Public health advisory to Nigerians. In the advisory, the Director-General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said that people of all age groups who come in contact with the urine,…
The Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) on Friday expressed their readiness to welcome the COVID-19 vaccine, as Nigeria awaits the arrival of 100,000 doses of the vaccine. Mr Abdulkadir Ibrahim, National Coordinator of the group, gave…
A public health physician, Dr Tomi Owopetu-Iken, has advised Nigerians to strictly observe the COVID-19 protocols as more highly transmissible variants emerged. Owopetu-Iken, A member of the Oyo State COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center (EOC), gave the advice in an interview …
