Health

Ebuka Daniel The Federal Government is seeking the collaboration of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria to attract international opportunities for the development of Nigeria’s vaccine to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic. It is also seeking the support of PSN in diagnostics and therapeutics manufacturing capacity to create a stronger future for …

U.S. President Joe Biden has seen an erosion in support since April, mainly from fellow Democrats, as his administration wrestles with Congress to make good on campaign promises and more Americans worry about an uneven economic recovery, Reuters/Ipsos polling shows. A June 11-17 national opinion poll shows Biden is still …

Ololade Omosan-Agie The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib has again assured Nigerians of the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines being administered across the country, stating that no death has so far been recorded. According to him, after more than three million vaccinations, 13,267 people have …

Oluwasina Phillip The Federal government has announced an extension of the deadline for second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development, Faisal Shuaib had said that the administration of the second dose of the vaccine will end on June 25. However, speaking during …

Oluwasina Phillip Geneva, Switzerland – UNESCO and the World Health Organization today launched the Global Standards for Health-promoting Schools, a resource package for schools to improve the health and well-being of 1.9 billion school-aged children and adolescents.  The closure of many schools around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic has …

UNESCO and the World Health Organization today launched the Global Standards for Health-promoting Schools, a resource package for schools to improve the health and well-being of 1.9 billion school-aged children and adolescents.  The closure of many schools around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions to education.  …

More than 350 doctors and medical workers have caught COVID-19 in Indonesia despite being vaccinated with Sinovac and dozens have been hospitalised, officials said, as concerns grow about the efficacy of some vaccines against more infectious variants. Most of the workers were asymptomatic and self-isolating at home, said Badai Ismoyo, …

Ololade Omosan-Agie The World Health Organisation on Monday said that youths of all climes must embrace the humanitarian call to donate blood and inspire others to do the same Voluntarily. In commemoration of the 2021 World Blood Donor Day, themed; “Give blood and keep the world beating”, the organisation noted …

Group of Seven leaders on Sunday scolded China over human rights in its Xinjiang region, called for Hong Kong to keep a high degree of autonomy and demanded a full and thorough investigation of the origins of the coronavirus in China. After discussing how to come up with a unified …

Countries should avoid giving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to people over 60 in addition to younger age groups, the head of the EU drug regulator’s COVID-19 task force was quoted on Sunday as saying, amid fears over rare blood clotting and as alternative vaccines become available. The European Medicines Agency’s …