Coronavirus: Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake increases by 15%
Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine uptake rose by 15% between January and February as several countries embarked on mass vaccination drives to expand coverage and protect populations...
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Nigeria, WHO Partners To Contain Lassa Fever Outbreak
“Contracting Lassa fever was a very bad experience”, says 41 years old Marian Oyinbor, a resident of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area (LGA), Edo...
Centre Of Excellence For Cancer Research Launched In Kenya
The ongoing reforms within the health sector received a boost following the launch of a Centre of Excellence for Cancer Research and Training at the...
Tuberculosis, Asthma Get Policy Documents Management
The Ministry of Health has launched revised key policy documents that will guide the management of Tuberculosis and Asthma in the country. Acting Director-General for...
Nigeria Rolls Out Johnson & Johnson Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccination
Nigerian Government last week began the administration of Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccination in the country. This information was revealed by the Minister of...
Africa on track to Control COVID-19 Pandemic in 2022
Almost two years after Africa identified its first case of COVID-19 (14 February 2020), the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that, if current trends continue,...
Reps Kick Against Online Drug Sales, Seek NAFDAC’s Regulation
The House of Representatives Tuesday urged the National Drugs Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria to liaise with...
Commonwealth and WHO to Strengthen Cooperation on Health, Access to Vaccines
The Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Health Organization (WHO) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing to strengthening their collaboration on a broad range...