Public Health

WHO has certified Kenya free of dracunculiasis - guinea worm disease The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Kenya free...

Prof. Stanley Okolo, a Nigerian, is the new Director General of the West African Health Organization (WAHO) Prof Stanley Okolo...

Gavi spoke to HealthNews.NG on its new plan for Nigeria as 2021 transition date nears The Vaccine Alliance Gavi, has...

In Q3 of 2018, Nigeria and its partners will introduce meningitis A vaccine into routine immunization HealthNews.NG can exclusively report that...

Kwara gives an assessment of 10-day yellow fever immunization exercise At the end of the recently held yellow fever vaccination...

Vaccines also help prevent poverty, study shows A new study has revealed that in addition to saving millions of lives,...

Emir of Kano suspends village head over polio immunization sabotage A village head that prevented vaccine volunteers from immunizing children...

New Gavi-supported Ivory Coast initiative will increase immunisation rates in areas with lowest vaccine coverage Orange SA and Gavi, the Vaccine...

Nigeria is the only African country to have never stopped transmission of the wild polio virus. Can this change this...

Nigerian government enters joint venture with May & Baker for local production of vaccines The Managing Director of May & Baker...