Malaria vaccine arrives Nigeria, Kebbi, Bayelsa take centre stage
Dec. 2, 2024 The Kebbi State Ministry of Health in collaboration with State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA), has inaugurated rollout of malaria vaccination for children from five to…
Nigeria begins delayed mpox vaccination programme
November 18, 2024 Nigeria started mpox vaccinations on Monday, administering shots to health workers and people with weak immune systems at hospitals in the capital Abuja, more than a month…
Maternal mortality: LASUTH CMD calls for review of abortion laws
Nov. 16, 2024 The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prof. Adetokunbo O. Fabamwo has called for the review of Nigrria’s…
Nigeria, 7 others begin African-led HIV vaccine development
Nov. 7, 2024 Nigeria and seven other African countries have begun a project to check HIV in the continent. The project is tagged, Bringing Innovation to cLinical and Laboratory research…
Tuberculosis returns as top infectious disease killer – WHO
October 30, 2024 Tuberculosis replaced COVID-19 to become the top cause for infectious disease-related deaths in 2023, according to a World Health Organisation report published on Tuesday, highlighting the challenges…
World’s 26 poorest nations in worst debt since 2006-World Bank
Oct. 14, 2024 The World Bank says 26 poorest countries worldwide “are deeper in debt than at any other time since 2006,” while being increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and…
WHO recommends maternal vaccine and antibody shot to prevent RSV in infants
October 2, 2024 The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended vaccinating pregnant women and administering infants with an antibody to prevent severe respiratory synctial virus (RSV) infection in newborns. RSV,…
US to donate 1 million mpox vaccine doses to halt outbreak in Africa
September 25, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday the donation of 1 million mpox vaccine doses and at least $500 million to African countries to support their response…
Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year – WHO
September 23, 2024 Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out,…
LASG to observe annual car-free day on Sunday
Sept 21, 2024 The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the Lagos Urban Development Initiative (LUDI) and other Stakeholders, will observe the annual ‘Car Free Day’ in Lagos on Sunday,…