The African Union’s health watchdog, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has accused world leaders coming short in their pledge to share coronavirus vaccines with poorer nations, and their failure risked making the disease endemic. Africa is facing a COVID-19…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the National Health for Insurance Scheme, NHIS, on the inclusion of Corps Members in the programme. NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim who stated this…
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 559 new COVID-19 cases, as total infections rose to 197,046. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said this, indicates a decrease from the 597 cases reported on Tuesday. The centre said the new cases were…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the setting up of a Health Sector Reform Committee to commence the development and implementation of a Health Sector Reform programme for Nigeria in collaboration with the State Governments and the FCT administration. This is…
The Representative of the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria, Dr Peter Hawkins, has disclosed that a massive outbreak of vaccine-derived polio has been reported in Nigeria. Hawkins disclosed this in his remarks at the third Quarter Northern Traditional…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed 25 water factories for illegal operation and poor quality production in Kwara. Mr Azikiwe Kenneth, the Kwara Coordinator of NAFDAC, disclosed this in a statement made available…
Edo Government said on Friday in Benin that it recorded four deaths and 28 new cases of COVID-19 within the last 24 hours from the third wave of the pandemic. The State Head of COVID-19 response team, Dr Ebomwonyi Osagie,…
The Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Chapter (LASUTH-ARD), has said that it members might not resume work even if the ongoing nationwide doctors’ strike ends. The President of the chapter, Dr Azeez Ojekunle, disclosed this on…
The Enugu state Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA) has declared the state wide month-long exclusive breastfeeding campaign it carried out as a huge success. The Executive Secretary of ENS-PHCDA, Dr George Ugwu, told newsmen in Enugu, on Thursday, that…
The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) says the African continent is faced with syndemics, a combination of emerging infectious diseases, which are increasing the disease burden across the continent, according to its Director, Dr John Nkengasong. Nkengasong stated this in…
