‘45% COVID-19 vaccination coverage low in Anambra’ – WHO

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says only 45% of Anambra State residents are vaccinated against Coronavirus (COVID-19). An Assistant Public Health Officer at WHO, Mrs Uju...

Volunteers redouble efforts to restore Mogadishu’s golden coast

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On Urubo, Liido and Sugunto Liido beaches, piles of debris cover the sand. The pollution has scarred the landscape here in a place where people...

FAO strengthens partnership with FG to control spread of Anthrax in...

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The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) have expressed their readiness to...

Anthrax disease: Lagos govt embarks on free vaccination to prevent infection

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The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Agriculture has started free vaccination of domestic animals to check the spread of Anthrax disease. The Permanent...

Diphtheria: Senate calls on Health Ministry to immunise Nigerians

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The Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Health to begin immunisation of vulnerable Nigerians against Diphtheria disease given the death of 20...

2 confirmed dead of Diphtheria says Bauchi govt

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The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), has confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria in six local government areas of the state. The Executive Chairman...

HPV vaccination:ENS-PHCDA, WHO partners NAN over awareness, target 800,000 females

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The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA), WHO and UNICEF have sought partnership with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to create...

Gambia: government revokes pharmaceutical company’s import license

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The Gambian government has permanently revoked the importation licence of Atlantic Pharmaceutical Company Limited. This decision comes after a task force reported on the death...

NAFDAC notifies Nigerians of sale of unwholesome Whippy Real Mayonnaise

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has notified Nigerians about the sale of unwholesome Mayonnaise branded (Whippy Real Mayonnaise)...

Four Indian medicines responsible for 70 child deaths in Gambia

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Four types of medicine, made in India, caused the deaths of at least 70 children in Gambia last year, according to a presidential commission...