New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo linked to previous outbreak
August 23, 2022 A new case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s National Institute for Biomedical Research…
LASG KICKS OFF COVID-19 SCALES 3.0 CAMPAIGN TO RAMP UP VACCINATION OF MORE LAGOSIANS
August 23, 2022 The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government Government, has flagged off the COVID-19 SCALES 3.0 Vaccination Campaign aimed at vaccinating the rest of the…
WHO recommends use of two antibody drugs for Ebola treatments, calls for improved access
August 19, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first guideline for Ebola virus disease therapeutics, with new strong recommendations for the use of two monoclonal antibodies, while …
No short shelf doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria – FG
August 19, 2022 The Federal Government says that there are no short shelf doses of COVID-19 vaccine donations in the country. The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency,…
UNICEF awards $170m malaria vaccine contract to GSK
August 17, 2022 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to GSK with a value of up to 170…
NIGERIA WILL SAVE N2 TRILLION FROM MALARIA ELIMINATION, PRESIDENT BUHARI DECLARES, APPOINTS DANGOTE CHAIRMAN OF 16-MEMBER COUNCIL TO ERADICATE DISEASE
August 16, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC), projecting that the successful implementation of the Council’s agenda and savings from the estimated economic…
NCDC reports 60 new suspected monkey pox cases
August 15, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 60 new suspected cases of monkey pox in its latest situation report covering Aug. 1 to Aug. 7…
Monkey pox: experts give virus variants new names using Roman numerals
August 15, 2022 A group of global experts convened by WHO have agreed on new names for monkey pox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align the names…
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030
August 2, 2022 …52% of children living with HIV on life-saving treatment Only half (52%) of children living with HIV globally are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three…
WHO calls on global community to “do one thing” to save lives on World Drowning Prevention Day
July 25, 2022 Today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued a call for people around the world to “do one thing” to prevent drowning. As one of the leading causes…