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Gombe Governor approves production of complementary food
The Gombe State Government says it will expand the production of complementary food, noting that 22,000 malnourished children across the 11 Local Government Areas of the state are expected to benefit.
The Commissioner for Science,…
16-year-olds can receive COVID-19 vaccine -NPHCDA
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency has given a vaccination waiver for individuals aged 16 and 17 to enable them to receive coronavirus jabs.
The agency said this in an advisory made available to journalists on Thursday.…
Shelf Life: Several nations reject 100m COVID-19 vaccine – UN
The United Nations said on Thursday that, Poor countries has refused to take 100 million donated COVID-19 vaccine doses in December alone, chiefly due to their short shelf life.
WHO has slammed the deadly “moral shame” of high-income…
Lassa Fever outbreak claims two lives in Kaduna
The Disease Control Kaduna said an outbreak of Lassa fever has claimed two lives in the state.
This was disclosed by the Director of Disease Control, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Hamza Ikara, on Wednesday. As…
COVID-19: WHO approves two new drugs for treatment.
World Health Organisation has approved two new drugs for the treatment of severe and non-severe COVID-19 infections.
According WHO the new drugs are baricitinib and sotrovimab
WHO said the recommendation is based on new evidence from…
Covid 19: Nigeria records 423 new cases
On the 13th of January 2022, 423 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control website (NCDC).
Till date, 250009 cases have been confirmed, 221203 cases have been discharged and 3092…
No case of Wild Polio Virus in Nigeria – NPHCDA
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency NPHCDA, says its attention and that of its Development Partners have been drawn to reports in some sections of the media claiming that there is an outbreak of a new polio virus in some…
COVID-19 Vaccine enforcement: FCTA staff flood vaccination center
Few days to the commencement of the enforcement of compulsory COVID-19 vaccination, in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, staff of FCTA were seen at the vaccination point at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
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Health Ministry, Society Committee against COVID-19 sign MoU
The Federal Ministry of Health and the Society Committee Against COVID-19 (SOSOCOVID) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to document the activities of government, non-governmental, private and other organizations during the heat of…
Unequal vaccine access could hamper climate fight -Expert
The Unequal access to COVID-19 vaccines is widening the gap between rich countries and the developing world, threatening the cooperation needed to tackle common challenges such as climate change, the World Economic Forum warned on Tuesday.…