Health

WHO Names Six African Countries to Receive Technology for Covid Vaccine Production

The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has named Nigeria and five other African…

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US: In Reversal, FDA Puts Brakes on Covid shots for Kids under 5

COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5 hit another monthslong delay Friday as U.S. regulators abruptly put the brakes on their…

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NDLEA Impounds Drugs from Nigeria to Brazil, UK and from India, Ghana into Nigeria

Illicit drugs imported from India and Ghana have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…

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UNICEF Decries Rise in Cases as Nigeria Ranks Third on Female Genital Mutilation List

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has decried that female genital mutilation (FGM) is on the rise in Nigeria and…

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WHO: Africa Records 1.1 Million New Cancer Cases, 700,000 Deaths Annually

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said Africa records about 1.1 million new cases of cancer every year resulting…

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Tunji Funsho: We Paused Polio Vaccination Because of Covid19

Dr. Tunji Funsho, Chairman, Nigeria Polio Plus Committee, Rotary International, in an interview with ARISE Newsday says Nigeria is facing…

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Buhari Launches N62bn Trust Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari launched a N62 billion trust fund on Tuesday in Abuja aimed at curtailing the scourge of…

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Moderna Launches Clinical Trials for HIV Vaccine

Human clinical trials have started for an experimental HIV vaccine that uses the same kind of mRNA technology found in…

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Nigeria Records 32 Deaths, 170 Cases of Lassa Fever in Three Weeks

At least 32 people have died of Lassa fever since the beginning of the New Year, according to data from…

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Canada: Thousands in Ottawa Protest Covid Mandates, Masks, Lockdowns

Thousands of protesters gathered in Canada’s capital on Saturday to protest vaccine mandates, masks and lockdowns. Some parked on the…

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