Vaccine group invites African states to apply for malaria shot support
July 20, 2022 Nine months after the world’s first malaria vaccine was recommended for use, international vaccine alliance Gavi invited countries to apply for financial support to roll out the…
NCDC On High Alert After Second Incidence of Marburg Virus Disease Detected in West Africa
July 20, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is on a high alert following the detection of second Marburg Virus in west Africa, Ghana. NCDC Director-General Dr. Ifedayo…
FG engaging WHO, CEPI to develop lassa fever vaccine – Minister
July 19, 2022 The Federal Government is currently engaging with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) for the development of new therapeutics and…
Nigeria’s consumer inflation at highest in more than five years
July 15, 2022 The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published on Friday by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF….
Why world’s first malaria shot won’t reach millions of children who need it
July 13, 2022 After decades of work, the World Health Organization endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year – a historic milestone that promised to drive back a disease that…
Monkeypox: Anambra partners NCDC, WHO to activate diagnostic laboratory
July 13, 2022 The Anambra Government says a laboratory has been established to diagnose cases of monkeypox and other contagious disease in the state. Dr. Afam Obidike, the state’s Commissioner…
WHO says COVID-19 remains a global health emergency
July 12, 2022 The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly 2-1/2 years after it was first declared. The Emergency Committee, made up of…
Global hunger numbers rose to 828 million in 2021 – UN Report
July 7, 2022 The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150…
WHO: More than 6,000 monkeypox cases reported, emergency meeting set
July 7, 2022 More than 6,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported from 58 countries in the current outbreak, the World Health Organization said. The U.N. agency will reconvene…
NCDC calls for urgent global intervention as nearly 5,000 infections have been reported
June 29, 2022 …Decries wide spread misinformation in Nigeria The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has decried what it described as widespread misinformation about monkey pox disease, especially in…