[ad_1] The Medical Director of Pfizer, Sub-Saharan Africa, Dr Kodjo Soroh has underscored the need to focus on research and development in new areas in order to produce effective and approved vaccines.Although many had benefited from safe and effective vaccines to prevent infections and diseases across the globe to, Dr Soroh asserted that many viruses…
[ad_1] Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of the National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine clinical trials will soon begin in Nigeria. According to the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, in spite of efforts by relevant stakeholders to combat effects of malaria in Nigeria,…
[ad_1] Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae; a gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium, incident manager of the National Cholera Technical Working Group, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Mr Sebastian Yenan said, adding that the disease is a potentially life-threatening, primarily waterborne disease. In Nigeria, Yenan said cholera is an…
[ad_1] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has trained about 800 journalists on the dangers of bleaching cream to enable them effectively enlighten the public. The agency’s director of public affairs, Abubakar Jimoh, made this known on Wednesday in Maiduguri at the launch of the North-East zonal media…
[ad_1] Malaria is an endemic disease in Nigeria, being the leading cause of morbidity and mortality with all Nigerians at risk. The disease, caused by the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, is also the leading cause of school absenteeism, hospitalisation and out of pocket expenditure.. A recent survey pegged the economic cost of…
By Gom Mirian The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has frowned at the federal government’s decision to exclude its members in its recent increase of 40% in the salary of civil servants. The union described this action taken by the federal government as an attempt to divide Nigerian…
By Juliet Jacob The Ondo State Government has committed to further reduce the burden of malaria in the state this year. Commissioner of Health in the state, Dr. Banji Ajaka, said in Akure that the state is happy that national data shows the burden of the disease according to National Malaria Indicator Survey,…
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[ad_1] The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 6.2 million children in Nigeria did not receive a single dose of life-saving vaccines from 2019 to 2021. Walter Mulombo, the WHO Country Representative disclosed this on Tuesday at a media briefing to commemorate the 2023 African Vaccination Week. The Country Representative said the impact of the…
[ad_1] United States-based Kenyan tycoon and founder of Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) Julius Mwale on Tuesday, April 25 met President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi of Botswana and discussed the expansion of Hamptons Hospital to the South African country. Botswana will also send medical tourists to Hamptons Hospital at MMTC.Mwale was in the country to…
