Dr. Perpetual Uhomoibhi By Gom Mirian Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health has given reasons why the country could not apply for the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine, as the first application window for the vaccine closed. In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended widespread use of the RTS/AS01 (RTS, S) malaria vaccine…
By Kazeem Akolawole The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to take urgent action to protect, support and expand the health workforce as a strategic priority. In a statement to commemorate its 75th Anniversary, WHO advocated that investments in education, skills and decent jobs for health need to be prioritized to…
[ad_1] Rescuers Tuesday pulled out ten severely injured accident victims from inside the wreckage of a commercial bus on the third mainland bridge, Lagos. The victims were traveling in a commercial bus when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it eventually rammed into the median before it somersaulted, trapping all passengers inside. Though…
Admonishes Gilead pharmaceutical to stop evergreening patents on Truvada, others By Kazeem Akolawole The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has demanded open license for the generic production of HIV and hepatitis C drugs to all low- and middle-income countries, without any exception for adequate control of those diseases It also admonished Gilead…
By Gom Mirian The World Health Organization (WHO) in a bid to celebrate its 75th anniversary has called on governments and leaders to take action to protect and invest in health and care workers who are at the forefront of the response to health and climate emergencies. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO…
By Kazeem Akolawole The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to take urgent action to protect, support and expand the health workforce as a strategic priority. In a statement to commemorate its 75th Anniversary, WHO advocated that investments in education, skills and decent jobs for health need to be prioritized to…
[ad_1] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) yesterday said that as of March 5, cholera had killed 32 persons in six states. The states are Cross River, with 16 death cases; Ebonyi, six; Abia, six; Niger, two; Zamfara, one and Bayelsa, one. The NCDC, via its official website on Monday, said the…
[ad_1] The National Health Insurance Authority’s partnership with a healthcare company, Roche, has offered 55 cancer patients access to innovative cancer medicines at a subsidised cost. A statement from NHIA yesterday said the partnership ensured affordable cancer medicines to beneficiaries through a cost-sharing system. Through the arrangement, Roche pays 50%, the NHIA pays 30% and…
[ad_1] Despite featuring prominently on a June 2015 list of import item not valid for forex by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria imported at least N299.6bn of palm oil from 2017 to 2022, an analysis of Nigeria’s Foreign Trade by Daily Trust has revealed. The reports, which are released quarterly by the National…
By Kazeem Akolawole The Federal Government has inaugurated a 40-man committee which will develop the National Water and Hygiene Sanitation (WASH) Policy for Nigeria. The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, revealed this while inaugurating the committee said the government has continued to take several critical steps towards changing the poor situation of…
