End childhood death from vaccine-preventable diseases, SCI tells FG, States
As the world commemorates World Immunization Week, Save the Children International, SCI, Nigeria, yesterday, urged Federal, State and Local Governments including stakeholders at all levels to accelerate actions toward reducing and ending the under-5 mortality rate of children from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Amina Muhammed, others call for universal vaccine access to mitigate impact of Omicron, other Covid-19 variants
United Nations’ Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, has said that vaccine inequality could cost African countries billions of dollars.
Vaccine inequality ‘ll hamper progress in fight against Covid – FG
Nigeria has warned that lack of vaccination by developing countries will hamper progress so far made in the fight against Covid-19, particularly in the developed countries.
Omicron Covid-19 not in Nigeria yet; we’ve ramped up surveillance — FG
As concerns continued to mount over the new variant of COVID-19 designated as variant of concern (VOC) and named Omicron by the World Health Organisation, WHO,
COVID-19: Pharmacists task NPHCDA, NCDC on pharmacies as vaccination centres
Nigerian Pharmacists have called on the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency and the National Centre for Disease and Control, NCDC, to expedite action in ensuring that the impact of the inclusion of pharmacies as vaccination centres is truly felt, and the gains maximised.
US to send 17 million COVID vaccine doses to Africa
By Arogbonlo Israel In a bid to deepen the fight against Coronavirus, United States is set to donate more than 17 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from its domestic supplies to the African Union. President Joe Biden made the announcement Thursday, October 14, as he met with his Kenya counterpart, Uhuru […]
