SEGEI’s COVID-19 Community Health and Economic Empowerment Project (CHEEP)
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted socio-economic life throughout the world and continues to pose heightened threats to the health and...
‘No herbal medicine manufacturer can claim effectiveness to treat COVID-19’ – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced that it is currently processing Twenty-One (21) herbal...
American company accused of willfully undersupplying African suppliers of COVID-19 test kits
Abbott Laboratories, an American multinational, is being threatened with a legal action over its handling of COVID-19 test kits ordered...
COVID-19: Over 160,000 cases now confirmed daily
More than 10.3 million cases of COVID-19 have now been reported to WHO, and more than 506,000 deaths. For the...
WHO officially ends hydroxychloroquine clinical trial
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that it has decided to stop the hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) arm of the Solidarity...
Nigerian doctors embark on indefinite strike
Nigerian doctors under the umbrella body of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have embarked on an indefinite nationwide...
300 million more children will be reached with vaccines by 2025
On Thursday June 4, funding commitments were made at the Global Vaccine Summit that was hosted virtually by the UK government. The...
WHO and Madagascar agree on clinical trials for COVID Organics
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the government of Madagascar have reached a compromise on the country's rumored cure for...
Digital referral platform for pathologists in Kenya gets $50,000 funding
Pathology Network, a digital referral platform for pathologists in Kenya, has secured an investment of $50,000 from Villgro Kenya, an...
New drug prevents HIV among gay men
Long-acting injectable cabotegravir has emerged as safe and effective in preventing HIV among gay men and other men who have...
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