Health
COVID-19: 61% inbound travelers to Lagos untraceable in April — Abayomi
Professor Akin Abayomi …As 58,222 test positive; LASG maps out strategy against third wave infections By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Chioma Obinna Over three fifths (61 percent) of travelers who arrived
Israel’s tally of seriously ill COVID patients hits 10-month low
Israel’s tally of severely ill Coronavirus patients has fallen below 100 for the first time in around 10 months. Data from the Health Ministry released Tuesday shows that 97 people
22,000 Nigerian children get infected with HIV annually — United Nations
The United Nations has disclosed that no fewer than 22,000 Nigerian children get infected with HIV annually. The UN system made the statement on Tuesday, at the National dialogue meeting
Give more funding to malaria-like COVID, experts tell FG
By Chioma Obinna As the world battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and other stakeholders in the campaign to eliminate malaria are calling for appropriate funding for malaria as it
COVID-19: Setback for child immunisation as risk of vaccine-preventable diseases increases
COVID-19 has disrupted health services across the world but one major routine health service that had suffered a setback and disruption in Nigeria remains childhood immunisation. Findings show that many
US: FDA Expected to OK Pfizer Vaccine for Teens Within Week
The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 by next week, according to a federal official and a person
South Africa Receives First Batch of Pfizer Covid Vaccines
South Africa has received the first batch of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to boost its vaccination programme. The doses which arrived on Sunday night will be received every week, with a total
South Africa Receives First Batch of Pfizer Covid Vaccines
South Africa has received the first batch of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to boost its vaccination programme. The doses which arrived on Sunday night will be received every week, with a total
COVID-19: Rotary club donates PPEs to FMC, Specialist Hospital in Delta
By Festus Ahon – Asaba The Rotary Club of Asaba Metropolitan in a show of support has donated some Personal Protective Equipment to frontline workers at the Federal Medical Centre,
DR Congo and Guinea Recruit Participants to Test Early-stage Covid Drug
Participants in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea are being recruited to test a new drug to treat people with mild to moderate forms of Covid-19. The study called
