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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the R21 malaria vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a press…

Total number of 79 deaths have been recorded from Cholera, while 1,336 people are suspected to have been infected with the viral disease so far in 2023, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The NCDC disclosed this in its…

The Plateau State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (PLASCHEMA) says the training of its staff on enterprise resource development and strategic communication is to add value to the agency and achieve its mandate of the agency.…

An Ear, Nose & Throat Consultant at Garki Hospital, Abuja, Dr. Enema Amodu, says the inability of an infant to react to sudden noise could be a sign of hearing loss. The ENT expert said early intervention reduces the impact of…

Anxiety and stress reduction has been identified as some of the best strategies to enhance memory and overcome common memory lapses. This was made known by a Consultant Neurologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba,…

At the Khartoum Teaching Hospital, people wounded during street battles flowed into the wards. Supplies were running low, with doctors, nurses, patients and their relatives trapped inside for days as the Sudanese capital turned into a war…

In Kenya’s western city of Kisumu, Malaria is endemic and Parents queue to have their children jabbed. They will receive the RTS, S vaccine which acts against Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite globally and the most…

Nigeria has the capacity to export medical officers to needy nations if available potentials are adequately harnessed and planned. Delta stated Governor, Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa said this while inaugurating the Collegiate System in the…

British drugmaker GSK (GSK.L) said oral antibiotic drug to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTI) in female adults and adolescents met the main goals in late-stage trials. The drug, gepotidacin, in phase III trials, met its…

The Director-General, Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE), Mr Chris Ngwodo, has urged stakeholders to collaborate in addressing challenges of substance abuse before it becomes a full-blown crisis. Ngwodo made this…