Health
55 different lineages of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in Nigeria- NCDC
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC DG. By Chioma Obinna As Nigeria make preparations for the vaccination of Nigerians. the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has alerted that about 55 different
G7 Summit: UK Pledges Covid-19 Vaccine Surplus to Poorer Countries
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pledging to donate most of the UK’s surplus vaccine supply to poorer countries in a speech to a virtual G7 meeting on Friday. He
Africa Surpasses 100,000 Confirmed Covid-19 Death
Africa has surpassed 100,000 confirmed deaths from Covid-19 as a second wave of infections overwhelms hospitals. Praised for its early response to the pandemic, the continent now struggles with a dangerous
Japan Confirms New Covid-19 Variant, Immigration Reports Infections
Japan confirmed a new variant of Covid-19, and an infection cluster emerged at a Tokyo immigration facility, presenting new challenges as the country tries to overcome a third wave of
COVID-19: Use AstraZeneca vaccine even if new variants are present, says WHO
Director-General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus By Sola Ogundipe The World Health Organisation, WHO has recommended the use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine as African countries gear up in earnest to
Africa is getting ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccines — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa is getting ready to rollout COVID-19 vaccines as WHO hosted the African Health Ministers and deliberated on necessary steps to achieve the feat.
COVID-19: WHO involves survivors to sensitise public
The World Health Organisation (WHO), in collaboration with Kwara Government, has inaugurated the “COVID-19 Survivors’’ initiative to sensitise people in the state that the disease is real. The initiative entails
Improve case definition for Ebola, Expert urges FG
Health expert, Dr Iorhen Akase, has urged the Federal Government to update and publicise the case definition of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) to aid early identification of cases in Nigeria.
COVID-19: NIMR health workers grumble over allowances, poor working conditions
They need extra payment which we don’t have budget for — NIMR DG By Chioma Obinna The morale of frontline health workers at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR,
FGM is violation of human rights of women, say stakeholders
Stakeholders in the campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), has described the old custom as a violation of basic human rights of women and girls. The stakeholders made the remarks
