Health

Mozambique on High Alert Over Growing Covid-19 Cases

Mozambique is on high alert as the country continues to witness an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases. The…

3 years ago

Nigeria Drug Agency Intercepts 100,000 Bottles of Codeine Syrup at Onne Port

About 100,000 bottles of codeine syrup with a total weight of 15,325kilograms were at the weekend intercepted and seized by…

3 years ago

US to Share 500 Million Covid Vaccines Through COVAX for Africa, Others

The US will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the global COVAX alliance…

3 years ago

FDA Approves Much-debated Alzheimer’s Drug Panned by Experts

Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from…

3 years ago

Unicef Asks G7 Countries to Donate Covid Vaccines or Risk Wasting Jabs

Millions of Covid vaccines could be wasted if rich countries send large amounts of leftover doses to poorer nations in…

3 years ago

In Boost for Africa, Senegal to Make Covid Shots Next Year

Senegal could begin producing COVID-19 vaccines next year under an agreement with Belgian biotech group Univercells aimed at boosting Africa's…

3 years ago

Nigeria Says $1.5m for Clinical Trial Delaying First Local Covid Vaccine

Nigeria’s federal government Thursday explained that the production of the first local vaccine for Covid-19 is threatened by its inability…

3 years ago

Covid: Nigeria Approves $14m for 37 Oxygen Plants

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the establishment of an oxygen production plant in each of the 36…

3 years ago

WHO Grants Emergency Approval to China’s Sinovac Covid Vaccine

The World Health Organization has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 jab made by Sinovac, paving the way for…

3 years ago

Nigeria Expects Next Batch of Covid Vaccines By September

Nigeria’s federal government has expressed hope that the country may receive more consignments of Covax-brokered Covid-19 vaccines between July and…

3 years ago