G20 leaders urged to provide funds for COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, tests
G20 leaders must help close a funding gap to buy vaccines, drugs and tests to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a letter from South Africa’s president, Norway’s prime minister, and the…
Yellow Fever: Ondo Govt. partnering other health organisations to begin vaccination Nov. 20
The Ondo State Primary Healthcare Development Board says it is partnering other health organisations to start yellow fever vaccination in the state on Nov. 20, 2020. Dr. Francis Akanbiemu, the…
NCDC supporting Delta, Enugu states over suspected Yellow Fever outbreak
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is supporting Delta and Enugu States in their battle against a suspected outbreak of yellow fever. Speaking with the News Agency…
Cross River Govt Condemns Looting of WHO facility
The Cross River State Government has condemned the recent attack on the World Health Organisation (WHO) facility in the state. Visiting the vandalized site to assess the extent of damage…
COVID-19: Africa accounts for 12.8% of health innovations – WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic has galvanised the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that had been piloted or adopted in Africa, a new World Health Organisation (WHO) analysis says….
WHO, CDC, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to safely re-launch mass preventive vaccination campaigns against yellow fever in Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Centre for Disease Control (CDC), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance will safely re-launch an accelerated series of mass preventive vaccination campaigns to protect Nigerians against…
Remdesivir turns out to do little to prevent deaths from COVID-19 – WHO study
The antiviral drug Remdesivir, considered one of the most promising COVID-19 treatments, turns out to do little to prevent deaths from the disease, according to a WHO-backed study. Remdesivir, which…
China in talks with WHO over assessing its COVID-19 vaccines for global use
China is in talks to have its locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization, as a step toward making them available for international use, a WHO official said…
NAFDAC to ban production of alcohol in sachets 2023/2024
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will totally ban production of alcohol drink in sachets by 2023/2024. Its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, told…
COVID-19: Vaccine Alliance says poorer nations to get 100m extra vaccine doses by 2021
Up to 100 million additional doses of any eventual COVID-19 vaccines will be secured for delivery to poorer countries in 2021, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, announced Tuesday. The announcement doubles…