VACCINE

The World Health Organisation said it is partnering with the Federal Government to immunise 930,000 children every year to improve the uptake of routine immunisation in the country. WHO Team Lead, Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Polio…

African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them to buy this year, the shot’s manufacturer said. This week, Nigeria's pharmaceutical regulatory authority has joined Ghana in…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says it is set to work with Community Health Influencers, Promoters and Services agents to increase awareness on routine immunisation in Nigeria. READ ALSO:WHO, UNICEF commence immunization…

US biotech company Moderna says it has finalise all agreement to prepare a $500 million mRNA vaccine facility in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenyan President William Ruto made this known on Thursday in Nairobi. Ruto said at an American Chamber of…

Africa's public health agency says countries with deadly cholera outbreaks on the continent have no "immediate access" to vaccines amid a global supply shortage. The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and…

Malawian worst cholera epidemic in decades has sparked massive demand for vaccines but stocks are reportedly running low. According to local media, citing the spokesperson for the Malawi's health ministry Adrian Chikumbe, the country has…

The Nigeria's Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 and the Federal Ministry of Health through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency has launched new strategy on Covid-19 vaccination, SCALE 3.0. The official…

The federal government of Nigeria said that, a total of 18,291,072, representing 16.4 per cent eligible population, have so far been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of National Primary…

More than one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received at least one dose of the first malaria vaccine. Data provided by the UN's World Health Organisation suggests that the pilot programme launched in April 2019 was…

Witwatersrand (Wits) University in Johannesburg is vaccinating students and staff on the campus ahead of the vaccine mandate starting on the 1st of March. Although the university's management stresses the safety of the vaccine and the…