The UN’s health agency on Monday recommended an additional malaria vaccine for children, which could save hundreds of thousands of lives by plugging a huge supply and demand gap.Nearly half a million children in the African region die every year from the disease, which is caused by a parasite carried ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to tackle cholera. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said this during an online news conference. Ghebreyesus said that the organisation was providing essential supplies, coordinating the on the ground response with partners, supporting ...
Following the identification of at least four new genes linked to the disease, a blood test may help better identify women who are at risk for breast cancer. Important genes like BRCA1 are already well-known to be associated to breast cancer. However, researchers have recently discovered four previously undiscovered genes, ...
Maryam Muhammad, the executive director of national veterinary research institute (NVRI), on Wednesday, warned farmers and veterinary doctors against fake anthrax vaccines in the livestock market. Ms Muhammad gave the warning at the consultative meeting of stakeholders with the federal department of veterinary and pest control service on the prevention ...
National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, yesterday, suspended its 5-day nationwide warning strike. National President of the association, Dr. Emeka Orji, told Vanguard that work resumes by today 8a.m., all federal and state Teaching Hospitals as well as other hospitals where resident doctors are trained. He said: “Strike has been ...
The federal government says all travellers arriving Nigeria must now provide evidence of COVID vaccination. Geoffrey Okatubo, director of port health services, said this on Monday during a media briefing at the ministry of health in Abuja. In December 2022, the federal government had relaxed COVID rules in the country. ...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported additional 41 new cases of Monkeypox disease between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4, from 12 states of the Federation. The NCDC via its official website on Sunday said that the 12 states were: Lagos (14), Abia (7), Imo (6), Ogun (5), ...
The federal government, Tuesday, engaged royal fathers of South West extraction in its bid to increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the region. At a meeting held with the South West traditional rulers,led by His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the government explained that tasked monarchs ...
The Federal Government said it has enrolled 1,042,890 indigent Nigerians into the Basic Health Care Provision Fund. The FG, however, said only 753,999 Nigerians in 24 states can assess free care. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire disclosed this on Thursday at the quarterly Ministerial Oversight Committee Meeting of ...
Members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control branch, on Monday, suspended their 41-day indefinite strike. The union’s Secretary, Mr. Ayodeji Adetoboye, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH. NAFDAC workers embarked on a strike on June 21, ...
