Coronavirus: Africa CDC urges all nations to join WHO’s COVAX vaccine initiative
All nations should join hands in a global effort to procure and distribute potential vaccines against the coronavirus across the globe, the head of Africa’s diseases control body said on…
U.S. says it will not pay what it owes WHO this year
The United States will not pay some $80 million it owes the World Health Organisation (WHO) and will instead redirect the money to help pay its United Nations bill in…
COVID-19: Lagos tests over 100,000 samples, highest number in the country
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said Lagos State has tested 100,607 COVID-19 samples since inception of the pandemic. The NCDC announced the figures in its COVID-19…
COVID-19 can wipe out major health care gains in a short period- WHO
More than 90 per cent of countries have seen ordinary health services disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with major gains in medical care attained over decades vulnerable to being wiped…
Education emergency: Over 463m school children lack access to remote learning due to COVID-19
One in three schoolchildren across the world have been unable to access remote learning during coronavirus school closures, the U.N. children’s agency said on Thursday, warning of a “global education…
Polio vaccination: We’re at about 70% coverage, strategising to expand coverage to 90% – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said strategies are already in place to ensure the country stays polio-free. Nigeria, along with the rest of Africa, was declared polio-free…
Africa successfully meets certification criteria for wild polio eradication – WHO
Africa has been declared free of wild polio, the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARRC) for Polio Eradication says, leaving only one region of the world where the disease remains. Polio…
WHO cautious on COVID-19 plasma as U.S. issues emergency authorisation
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Monday was cautious about endorsing the use of recovered COVID-19 patients’ plasma to treat people who are ill, saying evidence it works remains “low…
COVID-19: Eight OOUTH laboratory workers test positive
The management of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) has confirmed that eight of its laboratory workers have tested positive for COVID-19. Chief Medical Director of the teaching hospital,…
COVID-19: Over 1.1m infections, 25,000 deaths in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 25,000 COVID-19 deaths on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update…