FG: Nigeria Will Receive New Malaria Vaccine By April 2024Â
The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is anticipated to be available in the country by April 2024, according to the Federal Government. Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, stated at a press
The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine is anticipated to be available in the country by April 2024, according to the Federal Government. Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, stated at a press
The R21 malaria vaccine has received approval from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for temporary use. The R21 Malaria vaccine dossier substantially complies with
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas has ordered a hold on the longstanding approval of a widely used abortion drug, mifepristone. But an hour later an Obama-picked judge in Washington
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned Nigerians to desist from the growing culture of impunity against health workers, especially doctors. The association threatened to match the abuse of any
Pope Francis is expected to be discharged from hospital on Saturday, the Vatican has said. His return to his Vatican residence at Santa Marta depended on the results of final
US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been taken to hospital after a fall at a Washington DC hotel, a spokesman told US media. “Leader McConnell tripped at a local
US President Joe Biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed last month during a routine health screening, the White House has said. All cancerous tissue was removed and no further
The Kaduna government says free medical and transport services will be introduced to ease the effect of the naira note scarcity on residents. This was announced by the special adviser
Former US President Jimmy Carter will end medical treatment and enter hospice care at his Georgia home, his foundation announced on Saturday. The Carter Center said Mr Carter had decided
US Democratic Senator John Fetterman has checked himself into a hospital near Washington DC to receive treatment for severe depression, his office said. The Pennsylvania lawmaker has faced depression “off
The Canadian government has pledged nearly C$200bn ($149bn; £124bn) in funding over 10 years to aid the country’s ailing healthcare system. The funding was pitched as a generational fix for
China has reported 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released since the country stopped its zero-Covid policy. China has been widely accused of underreporting coronavirus
The nurses strike in New York City enters Day 2 Tuesday, with no contract agreement yet between the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) and two hospitals, Mount Sinai Main
Nearly 9,000 nurses from four hospitals could be on the picket line starting early this upcoming week. They’re fighting for better pay and staffing and if no agreement is reached
Rather than feel sorry for herself having received a terminal diagnosis, she gave herself a life by making use of the very predicament for the greater good. Today she is
Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa has called for deliberate investment in primary healthcare across the country to facilitate the failing healthcare system. Speaking yesterday in Asaba when he commissioned healthcare
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Sunday alerted Nigerians about counterfeit Covid-19 Antigen rapid test kits in circulation. The Agency made this known in
A teenage girl’s incurable cancer has been cleared from her body in the first use of a revolutionary new type of medicine. All other treatments for Alyssa’s leukaemia had failed.
The Federal Government has allocated N500 million to build a new Federal Medical Centre, FMC, in President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown of Daura, Katsina State. The project is included in the
We all eat them — ultraprocessed foods such as frozen pizza and ready-to-eat meals make our busy lives much easier. Besides, they are just darn tasty — who isn’t susceptible to