Polio Vaccine A total of 40,000 children have been deprived of anti-polio vaccination due to the restriction imposed by the Taliban group in the northern Badakhshan province. Provincial Public Health Director, Noor Khawari said on Monday. Read Also: Lagos APC Fumes As PDP Tells Gov. Sanwo-Olu To Resign If Overwhelmed “A home-to-home vaccination campaign covering … Read more
Hospitals owned by Ondo State Government on Monday began running inadequate operations following a warning strike by resident doctors. The doctors lamented that they embarked on the warning strike to demand their accumulated salaries. They threatened to embark on indefinite strike from next Monday if the situation remains unchanged. LSpokesman of the aggrieved doctors, Dr … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to refrain from the use of Sniper and other brands of “Dichlorvos” (DDVP) in the preservation of foodstuffs. NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, reiterated the dangers inherent in the continuous misuse and misapplication of Sniper and other brands of Dichlorvos … Read more
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), has reviewed the Chemosafe Policy to ensure standardisation and safety in the administration of cancer medicine in the country Dr Okpako Okpikpi, National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Programme, FMoH, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja at the end of the Cancer … Read more
COVID-19 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 113 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), with three additional coronavirus-related deaths in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC made this known via its verified wedsite on Tuesday. The public health agency said that the new infections bring the nation’s total number of … Read more
While combatting multiple public health challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Nigeria, with support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance will safely relaunch an accelerated series of mass preventive vaccination campaigns to protect Nigerians against yellow fever (YF). To enable safe implementation in the COVID-19 context, personal protective … Read more
COVID-19 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 138 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), with two deaths recorded in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 24 hours in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official website on Thursday. The Centre, however, stated that … Read more
COVID-19 Nigeria’s tally of people infected with the COVID-19 pandemic has hit 61,558, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), confirming 118 new cases on Monday. Thec infections were recorded in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory. Read Also: Makinde To Bury Mum In December The NCDC, which disclosed this via its official … Read more
Health Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19 South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and his wife tested positive for COVID-19, his office said in a statement late on Sunday. “I am now in quarantine at home and both my wife and I remain optimistic that we will fully recover from this virus,” Mkhize was quoted as … Read more
Cholera outbreak between 2010 and 2018 A coalition of civil society organisations in Bauchi State has said that the state recorded a total of 39,795 cases of Cholera outbreak between 2010 and 2018 as 3.9 million people lack access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities. The Chairman, Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in the state, … Read more
COVID-19, Nigeria The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 212 new cases of Coronavirus(COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Friday. Read Also: 181 Students, Staff Of Lagos School Infected With COVID-19 The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that a total of eight states have recorded … Read more
Baron Trump, COVID-19 U.S. President Donald Trump’s youngest child, Baron, also contracted COVID-19 but has recovered, according to his mother and First Lady, Melania Trump. In an article on the official website of the White House titled, “My personal experience with COVID-19,” Mrs Trump also disclosed that she had also tested negative. Read Also: 3 … Read more
COVID-19 Vaccines, World Bank The World Bank has approved $12 billion to help developing countries to buy COVID-19 vaccines. The organisation announced this in a statement on Wednesday. Read Also: Rape: Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment “The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved an envelope of 12 billion dollars for developing countries … Read more
HIV Patients Tereatment The Federal Government spent a total of $6.2bn (equivalent N2.38trn) between 2005 and 2018 to identify and treat 1,080,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS in the country, representing 60 percent of the estimated persons living with the virus. The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Gambo Aliyu, said over … Read more
PTF, Coronavirus The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has asked Nigerians to minimise the risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the country. Making the call on Monday in Abuja at the joint national briefing of PTF on COVID-19, the National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, called for the protection of young people, especially … Read more
Researchers at CSIRO’s disease preparedness centre, says coronavirus can survive on items such as banknotes and phones for up to 28 days in cool, dark conditions. The agency tested the longevity of SARS-CoV-2 in the dark at three temperatures, showing survival rates decreased as conditions became hotter, the agency said Monday. The scientists found that at … Read more
Therapy The Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano (AKTH) has successfully treated and discharged 15 patients for maggot therapy, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Deputy Director of Information and Pubcic Relations of the hospital, Mrs Hauwa Muhammed, told NAN on Sunday that a Nigerian Anthologist trained on maggot therapy in Iran, Dr … Read more
Restrictions Belgium will tighten coronavirus restrictions at the end of the week, limiting groups to a maximum of four persons in a bid to stem a sharp rise of COVID-19 infections. New Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, who took office five days ago, told a news conference he was aware Belgians were tired of restrictions, … Read more
Africa, COVID-19, Deaths Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Tuesday announced that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in Africa has reached 1,518,662, with the death toll reaching 36,921. The Africa CDC also said the number of people who have recovered from the infectious virus across the continent has … Read more
COVID-19, Airborne Transmission In limited circumstances, transmission occurred in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday updated its guidance saying COVID-19 can sometimes be spread by airborne transmission. It said some infections can be spread by exposure to virus in small droplets and particles, or aerosols, that … Read more