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Mexican officials celebrated the announcement that the country finally developed its own COVID-19 vaccine, more than two years after inoculations from the U.S., Europe, and China were rolled out. It was unclear what use would be made of…

Michelle Obama announced that she has co-founded a new company to make and sell healthier food and drinks for kids, products that she says will be less detrimental to their long-term health because of their lower sugar and higher nutrient…

The World Health Organization says it has fired the scientist who led a high-profile delegation from the U.N. health agency to China two years ago to jointly look into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, citing sexual misconduct.…

The Zamfara State Ministry of Health is collaborating with the t (USAID-funded project: “Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS)” to strengthen the local health system in the State.’ The State Commissioner of Health, Alhaji…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has prohibited the promotion and sales of Breastmilk Substitute (BMS) in health facilities. BMS Desk Officer Mrs. Rahila Maishanu, NAFDAC, Kaduna Office…

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, has said that Nigerian women working in Iraq are exploited in diverse ways. The D-G disclosed this in a statement…

A medical expert of E-Health Africa Dr Dennis Marke, has called for a collaborative effort to end the malaria scourge by 2030. Marke who is also a clinician and the acting Programme Manager of, the National Malaria Control Programme in…

The Medical Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Branch, has called for an amicable resolution of their Union’s internal dispute. Secretary, MHWUN Kaduna Unit of…

The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, said the White House. Vaccine requirements for federal…

Nigeria has reported a total of 532 confirmed cases out of 1,686 suspected cases of meningitis, including 124 deaths, for a case-fatality ratio of seven percent. The cases were reported from 81 local government areas in 22 states,…