Health

Banning Flights From Africa Over the Omicron Variant is Not Racist – Professor Oyewale

The speed with which the U.S., UK and the EU have imposed travel bans on flights arriving from southern Africa…

3 years ago

Nigeria: NAFDAC Cautions against Abuse of Antibiotics

Set featured image The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has expressed concerns over the increasing…

3 years ago

South African Scientists Brace for Wave Propelled by Omicron Variant

As the world grapples with the emergence of the new highly transmissible variant of COVID-19, worried scientists in South Africa…

3 years ago

WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala Tasks Members on Reform, Improved Access to Vaccines

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday urged members of the global trade…

3 years ago

One-third of Women Experience Violence in Their Lifetime, Says UNWomen

One-third of the women population worldwide experience violence in their lifetime, United Nations (UN) Women has decried. The Deputy Representative,…

3 years ago

US Issues ‘Do Not Travel’ Covid Warning for Germany, Denmark

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department on Monday advised against travel to Germany…

3 years ago

Fighting Childhood Diseases – Arise Special Report

Worried by the number of children dying yearly from pneumonia, the Federal Government of Nigeria says it is working with…

3 years ago

German Disease Control Head Warns of ‘Terrible Christmas’

The head of Germany's disease control agency has warned that the country faces a “really terrible Christmas” unless steps are…

3 years ago

IHS, Paelon Hospital Commission Oxygen Plant – Arise Special Report

Shortage of medical oxygen in Nigerian health facilities has been a huge challenge in hospitals, - both public and private.…

3 years ago

Pfizer Asks US Officials to Approve Covid Pill

Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize its experimental pill for COVID-19, setting the stage for a likely launch this…

3 years ago