By Franca Ofili The World Health Organisation (WHO) says sequencing remains vital to detecting and tracking the emergence and spread of new variants of COVID-19, such as XBB.1.5. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General said this at an online media conference. “It’s now three years since the first sequence of SARS-CoV-2Continue Reading
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday advised that countries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long haul flights. WHO said this was to counter the latest Omicron sub variant of COVID-19 given its rapid spread in the U.S. In a news conference in Europe, WHO officials saidContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Mr Chime Asonye, Founder, Nigerian Mental Health, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the National Mental Health Bill 2021, into law. He, however, urged incoming administrations to prioritise and implement the National Mental Health Bill 2021, to boost the country’s healthcare system. Asonye made the callContinue Reading
A photo exhibition to highlight to amplify maternal health interventions in saving women’s lives is scheduled to begin in Abuja on Friday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.Continue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that since the country commenced its COVID-19 vaccination, no Nigerian has observed any adverse reaction, noting that all side effects reported by those who have taken the jab have been mild. Dr. Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director, NPHCDA,Continue Reading
Three joint units of Nigerian health workers have advised Nigerians to imbibe the habit of regular medical checkups to guard against kidney problem.Continue Reading
By Harrison Arubu UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday renewed his call for a global vaccination campaign as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic clocked one year. In a statement, Guterres stated that equity in vaccine distribution represented the “greatest moral test of our times”. It was on March 11, 2020 thatContinue Reading
Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 287 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 159,933. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has tested 1,601,396Continue Reading
By Aderogba George Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the Astrazeneca vaccine recently inaugurated and distributed to states to treat COVID-19 has no side effect. Adeyeye, who stated this on Thursday in Abuja, shortly after she gotContinue Reading
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, has called on pregnant women especially those living with HIV to access antenatal care early to avoid mother to child transmission.Continue Reading
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