Health

AstraZeneca, a British-Swedish pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has announced that it is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, worldwide. According to the multinational pharmaceutical company, the vaccine is being withdrawn because it can no longer compete with updated COVID-19 vaccines, which...

The Adamawa Government has extended the resumption of primary and secondary schools for the third term academic session to 13 May to enable the government to vaccinate children against measles. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said Namibia, a Southern African country, is the first high-burden nation globally to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and Hepatitis B. The global health body disclosed this in a statement on Monday. WHO said...

To improve Nigeria’s fight against malaria morbidity and mortality, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Friday hosted key health players and experts to reevaluate its approach and strategies. The event themed: “Ministerial Roundtable Meeting: Rethinking Malaria Elimination in Nigeria,”...

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Oyo State chapter, has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike should state authorities fail to accede to their requests. The association issued a 14-day ultimatum to the government, saying at...

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) is preparing to host an inaugural HIV Prevention Conference in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday and signed by the agency’s public relations officer, Toyin Aderibige. The conference,...

The UN World Health Organsation (WHO) has started a mass vaccination campaign in Niger’s Niamey region in response to an ongoing meningitis outbreak.The UN health agency, in a statement, said the vaccination campaign against meningitis outbreak began on Thursday. “More...

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mohammad Pate; Director-General of the National Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Moji Adeyeye, among other health experts and policymakers, will on Tuesday address the issue of the rising cost...

Kano State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to compel intending couples to undergo HIV, hepatitis and sickle cell anaemia screening before marriage. The passage followed deliberations in the Committee of the Whole House during the...

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has said Nigeria’s over-reliance on imports and foreign products contributes more to the rising cost of medications nationwide. She spoke on Tuesday at...