World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working with partners on renaming Monkeypox and its variants, and also to put in place a mechanism to help share available vaccines, more equitably, as the need arises.
Read more: WHO to rename Monkeypox, publishes guideline on vaccination
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that donating just one unit of blood can save the lives of up to three patients.
Read more: World Blood Donor Day: Donating one unit of blood can save three lives -WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on African Governments to impose environmental tax levies on tobacco across the value and supply chains, including production, processing, distribution, sales, consumption, and waste management.
Read more: No Tobacco Day: WHO advocates tax levies on tobacco across value, supply chains
The Federal Government on Sunday says it has put in place all mechanism to monitor and curb the outbreak of monkey pox causing anxiety around the world.
Read more: Pfizer set to meet 2023 target of boosting access to medicines, vaccines
The UN Chef de Cabinet, Courtenay Rattray, has said to end AIDS, beat COVID-19 and “stop the pandemics of the future”, the world needs to ensure global access to lifesaving health technologies.
Read more: World must ‘speed up’ efforts to end AIDS pandemic by 2030 – UN
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its latest report on Monkeypox, said the country recorded six cases and one death in May.
Read more: Monkeypox: Nigeria reports six cases, one death in May 2022
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against buying unregistered packaged food products to avoid contracting diseases.
Read more: Don’t buy unregistered packaged foods, NAFDAC warns consumers
Japan’s health minister said on Friday that there had been no confirmed cases of monkeypox in Japan.
Read more: Japan’s health minister says no confirmed cases of monkeypox in Japan
A medical expert, Dr. Nuhu Sule, has recommended that specific punishment be outlined for persons who indulge in self-medication.
Read more: Medical expert advocates criminalisation of ‘self-medication’
AG Director-General, National Blood Service Commission (NBSC), Dr. Omale Amedu, on Thursday decried the great deficit in Nigeria's blood bank.
Read more: Commission decries deficit in Nigeria’s blood bank
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has dismissed the insinuation that Nigeria has laboratories where the monkeypox virus is generated.
Read more: Nigeria has no laboratory where monkeypox virus is generated – NCDC
The Conservator General (CG), National Parks Service (NPS), Dr. Ibrahim Goni on Thursday says parks across Nigeria have enough plants for pharmaceutical products research.
Read more: Nigeria’s national parks to provide plants for pharmaceutical products — CG
The United States Government says there are no ‘U.S controlled laboratories’ on monkeypox in Nigeria.
Read more: Monkeypox: Consulate debunks US-controlled laboratories in Nigeria
Delta State University Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, Oghara, Delta State, in collaboration with the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists (WAPCP), has inaugurated the International Pharmacy Practice Residency (IPPR) program.
Read more: DELSUTH Inaugurates International Pharmacy Practice Residency Programme
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has congratulated the #LondonToLagos biker, Mr. Kunle Adeyanju, on the completion of his 41-day journey to raise awareness and funds for the #EndPolio campaign in Africa.
Read more: AbdulRazaq salutes #LondonToLagos Biker Adeyanju on polio campaign
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has described the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act 2021 recently approved by President Muhammadu Buhari as a significant moment for all players in the Nigerian health insurance industry.
Read more: No ambiguity under NHIA Act’s well-structured regulatory functions–NHIS
