Bill Gates urges Nigeria to continue momentum for polio eradication
“That is what we need to do more and the key to stopping outbreaks lies in rapid, high-quality response campaigns and closing immunity gaps”
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First Lady to launch initiative to eliminate cervical cancer in Nigeria
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu is to launch the Partnership to Eliminate Cervical Cancer…
FG committed to enhancing access to ENT healthcare for Nigerians
The federal government is committed to enhancing access to Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) healthcare…
NAFDAC Blacklists Aveo Pharmaceuticals and Bans of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol Combination – Tafrodol or Royal 225
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the general…
NAFDAC Shuts Down Warehouse of Expired Food in Abuja
NAFDAC has uncovered a warehouse in Zone 4, Wuse, Abuja, containing large quantities of expired…
Dr. Ganiyat: NMA President Commends Nigerian Doctors for Solidarity and Resilience
The President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Bala Audu, has expressed immense joy…
Amid government’s tardy posture, resident doctors begin indefinite strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike. The strike…
463 out of 25,843 PHCs have minimum number of required Skilled Birth Attendants – NPHCDA DG
The Director General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib…
College of Medicine’s Provost identifies ways to end brain drain
to reverse the current trend, the Federal Government must instill hope in our youths, decentralise employment programmes, restore industrial harmony and remove the bottlenecks in accessing research grants. We need to restore the one or two years abroad, whereby doctors know that if I start my residency, then I can go and study in Oxford, Yale, Harvard Universities or wherever I want
Africa to meet 60% vaccine need by 2040
“Some countries have already established pharmaceutical industries, while others inked a deal with their European counterparts to establish vaccine factories. So far, Senegal, Rwanda, Ghana and South Africa have partnered with BionTech to host the manufacturing facilities of Pfizer vaccine