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

The World Health Organisation said it has trained 50 Yobe journalists and social media influencers on health and behavioural change reporting. READ ALSO:WHO trains Borno state Journalists on health reporting In a presentation at the…

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have reacted to the UK code of practice, which listed Nigeria among 54 other countries where health workers should not be actively recruited.…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says a Chinese woman has become the first person to die from the H3N8 subtype of avian influenza that is rare in humans. The WHO in a statement on Tuesday said the 56-year-old woman from the southern…

The World Health Organization together with Unitaid and with the support of Medicines Law & Policy, have tasked member countries to work towards improving access to novel and affordable COVID-19 treatments. The health organization made…

The United Kingdom has placed a suspension on Nigeria and 53 other countries not to be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. The announcement was contained in the revised code of practice for the…

The World Health Organization has advocated for more funding of the health sector in Nigeria to meet the 2001 target of 15 per cent Abuja Declaration on improvement of health sector. READ ALSO:WHO celebrates 75th anniversary, advocates…

The President of the World Medical Association, Dr. Osahon Enabulele has tasked all tiers of government and managers of health systems to look into the mental health challenges facing health practitioners. According to the WMA President,…

The Nigerian Medical Students Association has rejected the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to make graduates in medical and dental fields compulsorily render services within Nigeria for five years…

The Regional Director for Africa, World Health Organisation Dr. Matshidiso Moeti said that about 672 million people living in Africa, do not have access to credible health care. Dr Moeti disclosed this on Thursday, in Abuja, to commemorate…