COVID-19

The Chairman of  Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kaduna Chapter, Dr  Sheyin Madaki, has tasked doctors in the contemporary economic hardship to get alternative sources of income, in order to solve the challenges of their low income.…

The World Health Organisation’s WHO, Weekly Epidemiological Update on Friday revealed that nearly 1.5 million new COVID-19 cases and over 2500 deaths were reported in the last 28 days. According to the report, the cases and deaths were…

The United Nations has called on global governments, law enforcement agencies, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to intensify and strengthen efforts to end human trafficking, and to prevent, identify and support victims of…

A Non-Governmental Organization under the aegis of Lagos State University Development Foundation, LASUDEF on Friday handed over Ninety-eight bed units of female hostel to the management of the Lagos State University, Ojo. READ…

Aimed at scaling up COVID-19 vaccine service delivery amongst higher priority risk groups and strengthening health systems in the country, the Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), and partners…

The Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition has appealed for the provision of hospital consumables, non-consumables and additional health workers at the various Primary Healthcare Centres across the FCT. They made the…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says some 67 million children globally missed out entirely or partially on routine immunisation from 2019 to 2021 due to COVID-19. The organisation said this in its “State of the World’s Children 2023’…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control is set to begin clinical trials of malaria vaccine nationwide. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known on Sunday in Lagos. In a statement made…

The European Commission says it will support various mental health initiatives with 1.23 billion euros, which is about 1.32bn U.S. dollars. According to the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, mental health is as important…

Nigerian government has received the sum of 2 million pounds from the UK to strengthen health workforce in the country. READ ALSO:WHO to accelerate efforts on food micronutrient fortification The British High Commissioner to Nigeria,…