The Cross River state Commissioner for Health, Dr Betta Edu has appealed to residents to report suspected cases of tuberculosis in their communities to the nearest healthcare centre for appropriate action. Edu made the appeal in an interview with the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Yobe, has confiscated over 250 bottles of unregistered hand sanitiser from various shops across the state. Mr Lawan Dadingelma, NAFDAC Co-ordinator in the state, told the Newsmen in…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement securing up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine. The agreement is coming under the UN-led COVAX equitable vaccine supply programme. The UN health…
Ireland may have to slow the mass roll-out of COVID-19 vaccinations, including for the elderly, due to reduced supplies of the AstraZeneca vaccine to EU countries, Prime Minister Micheal Martin, said on Saturday. The British company has told European Union…
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Lagos branch has called on the Federal Government to enforce the guidelines and protocols of COVID-19 to mitigate the spread of the virus. The branch Chairman, Mrs Adebola Kolawole, made the call at the…
The Nasarawa State Government has supported the state university in Keffi with N7 million to fight Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Suleiman Mohammed, has said. Mohammed explained that the fund was meant to purchase Personal Protection…
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has waived registration fee to 200 Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Bauchi. NAFDAC’s State Coordinator, Mr Mohammed Muazu, told newsmen on Friday in…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it supports the Federal Government’s decision to reopen schools for the second term of the 2020/2021 academic session because the benefits of having children in school outweighs the risks of transmission of…
Cancer Enlightenment and Support Foundation (CESUF) a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has donated cash to cancer patients at the Pediatric Ward of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). Elder Adegboyega Adepitan, Chairman, Board of Trustees of CESUF, said this in…
Sheikh Lukman Isalekoto, the Founder, Al-Hikma Al-Balegah, on Friday, warned Muslims against being careless with their health matters, saying that such act is un-Islamic. Isalekoto, who gave the warning in his Friday sermon in Ilorin, said “as a matter of…
