WHO Seek Protection For Healthcare Workers From Covid-19
Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has make an urgent call for concrete action to better protect healthcare workers worldwide from...
Rep Commends Buhari’s Approval Of NBSC Bill
House of Representatives Member, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC-Kaduna State) on Thursday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for assenting to the National Blood Service Commission (NBSC)...
Covid Crisis Could Drag On Deep Into 2022 — WHO Warns
World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the Covid pandemic might "go on for a year longer than it needs to" if poorer countries...
9mobile Partners MEDICAID Foundation To Fight Against Cancer
Nigeria’s telecom giant 9mobile, in line with its commitment to support initiatives that promote health has recently partnered with MEDICAID foundation on a 6km...
Australia Fully Vaccinates 70% Of Its Population — Health Minister
Paul Kelly, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, said the country has reached the milestone of 70 per cent of its population over 16 being fully...
Foundation Decries High Cost Of Treatment Of Childhood Cancer
Okapi Children Cancer Foundation on Tuesday, has decried the high cost of treatment and management of childhood cancer, stressing that government and other philanthropist...
South Africa Health Regulator Disapproves Russian Sputnik Vaccine
Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine has been rejected by South Africa's health product regulator on Monday due to concerns it could increase the risk...
Population Immunity Behind Nigerian Vaccine Mandate For Civil Servants
By Tajudeen Kareem
The quest for population immunity is the underlying reason for the vaccine mandate Nigeria rolled out on 13 October for federal civil...
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Kick-Start In China
Annual seasonal influenza vaccination has kicked off in China on Monday.
It said that Medical workers, participants of major events, vulnerable people at nursing homes...
WHO, UNICEF To Resume Door-To-Door Polio Vaccination In Afghanistan
Taliban leadership has agreed to allow the resumption of the door-to-door vaccination drive against polio across Afghanistan.
The was announced in a joint statement by...