The vaccines success story gives us hope for the future
The World Health Organization (WHO), working in partnership with both public and private sectors, has a proud history of vaccinology. ...
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 ...
Nigeria’s COVID-19 response threatened by social stigma
Fatima Mustapha a 25-year-old student from Kano state who recently recovered from COVID-19 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ...
Understanding albinism and how to take care of albinos in Nigeria
What is albinism? Albinism is an inherited condition marked by low or absent melanin production in the skin, hair and ...
6 states account for over 70% of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
Latest figures shared by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed 6 states in Nigeria account for about 72% ...
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 ...
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