COVID-19 woke us up from our comatose state as a country, we now have 165 active pharma companies – Adeyeye
Director-General NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye says the coronavirus pandemic has transformed into a catalyst for…
WHO says COVID-19 by far its worst global health emergency
The new coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 16 million people is easily the worst global health emergency the World Health Organisation (WHO) has faced, its director general Tedros…
COVID-19: WHO working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, says first use not expected until early 2021
Researchers are making “good progress” in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization…
COVID-19: WHO, Africa CDC inaugurate C’ttee to enhance R&D of traditional medicines
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are collaborating to enhance research and development of traditional medicines for COVID-19 in Africa….
Ebola cases in DRC’s Equateur Province surpass previous outbreak – WHO
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Equateur Province has continued to increase, causing major concern as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners face critical…
COVID-19: Too many countries are headed in the wrong direction– WHO
The World Health Organisation warned Monday that too many countries were bungling their response to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning there could be no return to normalcy any time soon. After…
WHO advance team leave for China to set up probe into coronavirus origin
An advance team from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus which sparked the global pandemic, a…
WHO says 19 potential COVID-19 vaccines currently in clinical trials globally as only 2% of trials conducted Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there are 19 potential COVID-19 vaccines currently in clinical trials globally. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, disclosed this on its official…
COVID-19 : WHO calls for equitable access to future vaccines in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa joined immunization experts in urging the international community and countries in Africa to take concrete actions to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines,…
COVID-19: South Africa rolls out Africa’s first human trials for vaccine
Oxford University rolled out Africa’s first human trials for a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus in South Africa on Wednesday, as cases continue to rise and concerns grow over…