Health

US Spends $768m on Malaria in Nigeria Over 10 Years

The United States has spent $768 million from 2011 to date to fight malaria in Nigeria. In 2021 alone, she…

2 years ago

WHO Recommends Vaccination of Under-5 Children against Malaria

As part of strategies to reduce malaria, especially in endemic communities in Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has endorsed…

2 years ago

Shanghai Fences Up Covid-Hit Areas, Fuelling Fresh Outcry

Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of COVID-19 have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown…

2 years ago

Kogi Moves to Contain Lassa Fever Outbreak in 9 Communities

The Kogi State government in North-Central Nigeria has moved to curtail the spread of the lassa fever disease, following the…

2 years ago

Nigeria: NDLEA, DSS Seal Off Abuja Hotel to ‘Stop Launch of New Psychoactive Drink’

A joint team of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Department of State Services (DSS) have raided and sealed…

2 years ago

Nigeria: Lassa Fever Claims 20 Lives in Kogi, Others Hospitalised

Following the outbreak of lassa fever in Aya , Machagba communities in Ibaji Local government area of Kogi state, at…

2 years ago

Biden Administration Will Appeal Lifting of Mask Mandate, If CDC Agrees

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Tuesday it would appeal a judge's ruling ending a mask mandate on airplanes…

2 years ago

Covid-Shaming Pits Neighbours Against Each Other In Locked-Down Shanghai

The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals against outsiders, and above all,…

2 years ago

Nigeria: FG Admits Gaps in Provision of Health, Social Needs for Older Persons

Nigeria's Federal Government has admitted that despite the numbers of Nigerians with age 60 years and above standing at 14.8…

2 years ago

WHO: Nigeria, 12 Other African Countries Yet to Surpass 10% Covid Vaccination

Nigeria and 12 other countries in Africa are yet to surpass 10 per cent full vaccination of their population against…

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