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China Pledges One Billion Additional COVID-19 Vaccines For Nigeria, Other African Countries

Chinese President Xi Jinping
Promises $10bn investment in three years Omicron variant outbreak: WHO bemoans poor alert system, says new pandemic accord needed Aviation agencies vigilant, await FG’s directive NCDC harps on vaccination, adherenceRead More

Canada Says Two Cases of COVID-19 Omicron Variant Have Nigeria Travel History

Omicron COVID-19
Canada said it has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 omicron variant from persons who had recently travelled from Nigeria. According to report by Associated Press, the government of Canada hadRead More

Omicron COVID-19: Nigeria Stands With S’Africa, Warns West Against Discrimination

Omicron COVID-19
AfDB president says Africa should not be penalised for new strain Wants vaccine manufacturing accelerated in continent Emefiele, OPS seek proactive action Ramaphosa urges countries to reverse travel ban NigeriaRead More

Nigeria Targets Elimination Of Meningitis By 2030

Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has joined the global community to launch the roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030. In a statement, NCDC stated that the launch ofRead More

Nigeria Can’t Afford One Doctor To 600 Patients Ratio, FG Tells UN, WHO

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige
The federal government at the weekend disclosed that Nigeria was unlikely to meet the recommendation of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) ratio of one doctor toRead More

AU, Johnson & Johnson Sign Agreement For 400m COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

African Union (AU)
The African Union (AU) and Johnson & Johnson have signed a historic COVID-19 vaccine procurement agreement for 400 million doses of the single-shot vaccine. According to a statement yesterday, theRead More

Ihekweazu: COVID-19 Triggered Rapid Investment In Nigeria’s Health Security

Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu
Four million vaccines expected from COVAX next week. Exactly one year after Nigeria recorded its COVID-19 index case, the Federal Government yesterday stated that the pandemic had triggered a rapidRead More

130 Countries Yet To Access COVID-19 Vaccines, WHO, UNICEF Lament

World Health Organisation (WHO)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have expressed dismay that about 130 countries were yet to receive a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. ARead More

Nigeria Pre-qualified For COVID-19 Vaccines, Not Disqualified, Says WHO

COVID-19 vaccine
Country to get 16m doses of AstraZeneca vaccines Israeli hospital allegedly finds cure for virus The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Nigeria is among countries pre-qualified to access COVID-19Read More

Cancer Cases In Africa Hits 846,000, Says WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concerns about cancer cases in Africa, saying that the incidences have more than doubled, from 338,000 cases reported in 2002 to almost 846,000Read More