Health

Afreximbank to Deliver 40m J&J Covid Vaccines to Nigeria

President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has disclosed that the bank will supply a total of 40…

3 years ago

Uganda Announces Polio Outbreak

Uganda has declared a public health emergency after scientists discovered polio in samples taken from two different sewage plants in…

3 years ago

US Donates Five Million Treated Bed Nets, $18m to Curb Malaria in Southwest Nigeria’s Oyo State

As part of a national campaign to provide enough nets for every Nigerian to be protected from the deadly disease…

3 years ago

USAID Provides $20m To Combat Covid In Somalia

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has contributed an additional $20 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund…

3 years ago

Nigeria Takes Delivery of 700,000 Covid Vaccine Doses from UK

About 700,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the United Kingdom (UK) have been received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,…

3 years ago

Ivory Coast Records First Case of Ebola in 25 years

Ivory Coast has recorded its first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, according to the country’s health…

3 years ago

Nigeria Moves to Stop Consultant Doctors from Joining Strike

 Nigeria’s federal government has taken measures to prevent senior doctors under the auspices of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association…

3 years ago

WHO Scientist Puts Covid Lab Leak Theory Back Under Spotlight

The idea that the coronavirus pandemic originated accidentally via Chinese laboratory workers has surfaced again, this time in a documentary…

3 years ago

Pfizer, Moderna to Reap Billions of Dollars from Covid Vaccine Booster Market

Drugmakers Pfizer Inc, BioNTech and Moderna Inc are expected to reap billions of dollars from Covid-19 booster shots in a…

3 years ago

Glycemic Index and Why It’s an Important Factor in Meal Planning

The glycemic index was designed for diabetics in the early 1980’s as a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their…

3 years ago