EU, UNICEF To Address Mental Health Of Over 5,000 Out-Of-School Children In Borno
Sept. 23, 2021 As children continue to bear the brunt of the 12-year conflict in North East Nigeria, the European Union (EU) and UNICEF are working together to provide community-based…
Britain’s non-recognition of Africa-administered vaccines regrettable – AU
Sept. 23, 2021 The African Union’s (AU) top health official called Britain’s lack of recognition for coronavirus vaccines administered in Africa regrettable, saying on Thursday it sends a confusing public…
COVID-19: International Organizations, Vaccine Manufacturers Agree to Intensify Cooperation to Deliver Vaccines
Sept. 17, 2021 The heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, World Health Organization (WHO) and World Trade Organization (WTO) met with the CEOs of leading vaccine…
Guinea declares end to Marburg virus outbreak
Sept 17, 2021 An outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Guinea is officially over, health authorities said on Thursday, less than six weeks since West Africa’s first ever case…
NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES: LAGOS TO SCALE UP INTERVENTION IN ENDEMIC LGAs, WARDS – COMMISSIONER
Sept.16, 2021 The Lagos State Government is set to scale up interventions for endemic Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), especially Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth, in local governments and wards with the…
WHO-backed vaccine hub for Africa to copy Moderna COVID-19 shot
Sept. 15, 2021 Efforts to develop an African base for COVID-19 vaccine production will focus on trying to replicate Moderna’s shot, but a lack of progress in talks with the…
J&J reports promising Ebola vaccine data
Sept. 14, 2021 Johnson & Johnson says its Ebola vaccine regimen demonstrated antibody immune responses in adults and children, citing data published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The two-dose…
Donors pledge $1.1bn for Afghanistan
Sept. 14, 2021 Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiralled since the Islamist Taliban took power, and foreign aid has dried…
Traditional Medicine: Minister, Prof. Iwu list benefits; demand more advocacy
September 13, 2021 Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, and Prof. Maurice Iwu, Nigerian Professor of Pharmacognosy, have advocated for a deeper study, research and commercialization of Traditional…
U.N. seeks $600 million to avert humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Sept 13, 2021 The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise more than $600 million for Afghanistan, warning of a humanitarian…