Health Sector

Public healthcare system is more fragile than ever -Ihekweazu

Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, says the public health
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NAFDAC probes Kano food poisoning, warns against addictives, chemicals

THE National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has advised Nigerians against using chemicals
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MSF: Maiduguri, environs record 1,158 cases of measles

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) known as Doctors Without Borders said that 1,158 cases of measles
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U.S. Woman Gives Birth To First Known Baby With SARS-CoV-2

The 1st case of a baby born with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies was reported in the U.S.
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Cholera: NCDC monitoring situation in eight states for suspected cases

The national multi-agency cholera Technical Working Group (TWG) at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
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NAFDAC alerts Nigerians as US places sanitisers on watch list

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians that
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President Buhari restructures PTF, extends mandate to December

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19
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An urgent call to action for vaccine equity

From Ebola to COVID-19, one lesson we have learned from responding to health crises stands out: vaccines don’t
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Minister: Why Nigerian government directed states to halt coronavirus vaccination

The Federal Government has explained why it asked all states administering the COVID-19 vaccine to
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World Health Day: PAS wants FG to provide more equitable

As the world commemorates the world health day, today, 7th April 2021, the 23 civil
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