Here’s why WHO DG, Dr. Tedros, is in Nigeria this week
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom, yesterday landed in Abuja, Nigeria where he will be ...
4 dead in Ghana after receiving contaminated penicillin injection
Ghana is investigating how a retired disease control officer injected at least 15 people out of which 4 are already ...
#HealthForAll: On World Health Day, WHO celebrates 70th anniversary
Today, 7 April, is World Health Day, and the focus is #HealthForAll as WHO clocks 70 The World Health Organization ...
Nigeria’s NCDC bill now awaits presidential assent
With the legislative hurdle crossed, the NCDC's bill is a signature away from being a federal law On Thursday March ...
Zipline now delivers over 20% of Rwanda’s national blood supply outside Kigali
Zipline is deploying the world's fastest delivery drone to save more lives and lower cost Keller Rinaudo, Founder and CEO ...
African countries can now introduce new typhoid conjugate vaccine
There is a brand new typhoid fever vaccine and Gavi is set to fund African governments to introduce it Gavi ...
Gavi gets $290m from US government to globally deliver vaccines
Gavi's new funding from US govt supports the introduction of new vaccines, innovative approaches among others Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance said ...
178 Nigerian Islands in the Lake Chad Basin remain unreached with immunization
WHO says Nigeria is on course to achieving polio eradication The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed that 178 Nigerian Islands ...
South Africa slams tax on sugary drinks
South Africa becomes first on the continent to introduce tax on sugary drinks From April 2018, taxes on sugary drinks ...
Nigeria blames Cameroon for fake penicillin drugs in circulation
PSN calls attention to circulating fake penicillin drugs Nigeria has admitted it has fake penicillin in circulation and the Pharmaceutical ...
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