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Only 27% African Health Workers Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, said only 27 per cent of African health workers had …

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Nigeria Risks Fourth Wave as South Africa Detects Deadlier COVID-19 Variant

As the world slowly pulls out of the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic with increased vaccination, South…

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Children, Infants Target Of Fake Medicine, Food Products – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food & Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC) has warned the public not to p…

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Nigeria Treating 57,280 Children Living With HIV, Says NASCP

The National AIDS/STIs Control Programme has said 57,280 out of the estimated 150,000 children livin…

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Compliment Govt’s Efforts to Improve Health Sector, Pharmacist Tells Colleagues

National Financial Secretary of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Samuel B…

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COVID-19: Dec 1 Deadline: Only 3% Eligible Nigerians Fully Vaccinated

With less than a week to the December 1 deadline for COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal civil serv…

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NAFDAC Says Regulation of Vet Medicines, Vaccines, Necessary for Food Safety

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says regulation of veterin…

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U.S. Launches Mother-To-Child HIV Prevention Programme In Lagos

The United States (U.S.) Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Community …

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NAFDAC: Nigeria Has Met WHO’s Conditions for Local Vaccine Manufacturing

The federal government has said the country is now in position to embark on the local manufacturing …

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COVID-19: Delta Variant Still Dominant in Nigeria – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the Delta variant continues to be the dominant strain of…

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Family Physicians Vital In Curbing Vaccine Hesitancy – Expert

The President of the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria, Dr Nnaedozie Obiegbu, has stressed the…

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December 1 Deadline: Get Vaccinated If You Love Your Job, FG Tells Workers

Ahead of the December 1 deadline for the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal civil servants, the Fe…

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Pharmacy Profession Makes New Commitment to Accelerate Vaccination Equity and Sustainability

FIP and pharmacists from around the world made a new global commitment to action on accelerating vac…

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FG yet to withdraw suit, pay salaries – NARD

Six weeks after resident doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors she…

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Nigeria Records 23 Additional COVID-19 Cases Across Five States, FCT

Five states and the Federal Capital Territory reported 23 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, according…

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NAFDAC Evacuates 20 Truckloads Of N3bn Fake Drugs; Importer On The Run

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raided two warehouses …

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PSN, ACPN Commend FG For Choosing Pharmacies As Vaccination Centres

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACP…

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Lassa Fever Kills 79 In 2021 Outbreak Hits Edo, Others

The latest lassa fever situation report shows that no fewer than 79 people have been killed since th…

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LUTH Inaugurates Centre For Children Requiring Surgical Operations

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, yesterday, commissioned a two-room Childre…

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Panic in Imo as State Records 38 COVID-19 Cases in One Day

Residents of the 27 Local Councils in Imo State are living in fear following the upsurge in Coronavi…

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