Dr. Adanze Asinnobi, President, of the Nigerian Association of Nephrology, has expressed worry over the increasing number of Nigerians suffering from chronic kidney disease.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified Nigerians about counterfeit Covid-19 Antigen rapid test kits in circulation.

The Executive Secretary of, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, says that plans are on to ensure that NHIA-branded drugs are distributed to healthcare facilities and prescribed to NHIA enrolees.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that Member States have agreed to develop the first draft of a legally binding agreement designed to protect the world from future pandemics.

Dr. Hans Kluge, head of the World Health Organisation for Europe, says the ongoing COVID-19 surge in China is not expected to significantly impact the European region.

The World Health Organization(WHO), has urged the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ), on the need to provide more evidence-informed service to Nigerians.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says data remains essential for the organization to carry out regular, rapid, and robust risk assessments of the current situation of COVID-19.

The Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS (NEPWHAN) in Cross River has advised Nigerians to embrace testing in order to ascertain their status.

A German epidemiologist has questioned the value of testing travellers from China for COVID-19 amid a growing debate in Europe.

Prof. Aishatu Gobir of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says she is worried about the rising cases of drug use among adolescents in schools.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC), has said that recent experiences in the country with the arrival of the COVID-19 omicron variants showed that travel restrictions did not have any public health benefits but were disruptive for persons and businesses.

Further easing of COVID-19 testing requirements and quarantine rules in some Chinese cities was met with a mix of relief and worry on Friday, as hundreds of millions await an expected shift in national virus policies after widespread social unrest.

New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society (NHVMAS), says  Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) ring, also known as dapivirine ring, can reduce HIV infection in women by 50 percent if strictly adhered to.

Dr. Bawa Jetta, the Etsu of Jikwoyi, a suburb of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the FCT on Thursday led residents of his community to get HIV tests.

The University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) on Sunday trained 600 first responders on Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support (BSL) during emergencies.

China is softening its tone on the severity of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and easing some coronavirus restrictions even as its daily case toll hovers near record highs, after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled protests across the country.