By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has said that until there was fair assess to safe and effective vaccines, all nations of the world are vulnerable to Covid-19. For this reason, UNICEF has expressed its readiness to make two billion vaccines available to 190 countries across the...
The Lagos State House of Assembly, Monday, February 8, expressed worry over the  illegal sales of supposed  covid-19 vaccines and drugs in the state. Speaker of the House,  Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa,while presiding over the sitting, said the state needed to act, monitor and regulate activities around the sales and...
Reactions have trailed the resignation of the world's richest person, the Billionaire founder/Chief Executive Officer of Amazon, Mr. Jeff Bezos. A twitter follower, Jehad Yasin from Georgia in the United States of America, with the account name of @tobyjy in a reply to @CNBCnow pleaded with Mr Bezos to help...
The Center for Peace, Transparency and Accountability (CPTA) has applauded the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for making key appointments that have been pivotal to the rapid transformation witnessed in the health sector. The Executive Director (CPTA), Comrade Patrick Ogheneyero made the commendation in a statement on Saturday, after a 3-...
Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says Nigeria’s participation in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AFCFTA) will usher in huge economic benefits, including a $2.5 trillion dollar Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Adeyeye stated this to Micro, Small and Medium...
Positive high-level results from an interim analysis of clinical trials of AZD1222 in the UK and Brazil showed the vaccine was highly effective in preventing COVID-19, the primary endpoint, and no hospitalisations or severe cases of the disease were reported in participants receiving the vaccine. There were a total...
Online Health Company Limited has launched a one-stop hospital for all through a telemedicine app called “Ohealth Odoctor “ that bridges the gap between health consultants and the public bringing both parties together on-air for effective health delivery. The recent and sudden effect of the COVID 19 pandemic has again...
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora has expressed concerns over the continuing spread of COVID-19 infection among health workers in the country, despite all efforts being made to curtail it. Dr. Mamora revealed his bewilderment at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Press Briefing in Abuja...
The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned of the threat posed by COVID-19 to health workers across Africa. WHO said, more than 10 000 health workers in the 40 countries which have reported on such infections have been infected with COVID-19 so far, a sign of the challenges medical staff...
In a bid to aid the treatment of Covid-19 patients in the country, India has donated Hydroxychloroquine and Other essential medicines to Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire disclosed this when the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, H.E, Shri Abhay Thakur came to deliver 586 Cartons of...