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Fed Govt gets 846,000 doses of malaria vaccine

Nigeria has received 846,000 doses of the RTS, S/AS01 (Mosquirix) vaccine from Gavi, the Vaccine
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FG finalizes plan for zero VAT on pharmaceuticals

The Federal Government has finalised the Executive Order to implement zero Value-Added Tax and excise
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WHO calls for prioritisation of mental health in Workplace

.. Says nearly 12 billion workdays lost to depression, anxiety annual On this year’s World
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FG Launches Initiative For Improved Maternal Health Outcomes

Coordinating minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammad Ali Pate, has expressed the federal
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WHO prequalifies 1st vaccine against mpox

MVA-BN vaccine can be administered in people over age 18 as 2-dose injection given 4
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SWAp project: NGF, WHO, UNICEF adopt Jigawa healthcare policy for

Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organisation (WHO), and
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Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for mpox

Health agency reports 107 deaths and 3,160 new cases over the last week, says toll
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Nigerian govt partners Bill Gates to tackle new polio strain

This was one of the resolutions reached on Wednesday at the 144th edition of National
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Nigeria Receives 10,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine from United States

•To begin vaccination this week  •FG moves to expand training facilities for health workers Onyebuchi
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Four firms to establish vaccine manufacturing plants in Nigeria

Muhammed Pate, Nigeria’s minister of health, says the country’s pharmaceutical industry is on the brink
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