The House of Representatives has unanimously passed into law the controversial Infectious Disease bill, at its last legislative day of the year. The Bill, which was introduced into the House at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, was aimed at controlling infectious diseases in Nigeria. The Bill, which is sponsored by the Speaker […]
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Yobe flags off COVID-19 massive vaccination campaign Fresh statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic could likely halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage. The organisations also revealed that more than half a billion people are being pushed into extreme poverty due […]
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At least half of the world’s population cannot obtain essential health services, according to a new report from the World Bank and World Health Organisation, WHO, This was disclosed in the latest posting on the website of the global health agency. The findings, released today Monday December 13, in Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2017 Global […]
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For Barrister Ayodele Fasanya, 58, the only thing that matters now is how to raise money to get a kidney transplant. Fasanya battling stage five chronic kidney disease has been hospitalised at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital since November. Even though he has been receiving palliative care and undergoing regular dialysis, he said only […]
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• Lagos tops infections in Nigeria, NMA urges strict travel measures • FG reviews vaccination programme, gets 2.5m doses from U.S. • Continental disease centre decries India’s pulling out of vaccine deal The World Health Organisation (WHO), yesterday, said the Omicron variant was reaching more African nations, as weekly COVID-19 cases on the continent surged […]
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Dr Mosurat Adeleke, has said people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS can now heave a sigh of relief, saying that disease is no longer a death sentence. Adeleke at the flag-off of a statewide free HIV testing in Ikeja said early detection was key in treating […]
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Federal and Lagos State governments on Tuesday got tougher with the enforcement of their directives on compulsory COVID-19 vaccination. The central government, which on December 1 disallowed unvaccinated civil servants from accessing their offices, on Tuesday barred visitors that were not vaccinated from government buildings in Abuja. On its part, the Lagos State Government stated […]
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Vaccine hesitancy, funding of molecular labs, major challenges – Cross River Low vaccination drive in Nigeria’s rural areas fuelling transmission, says WHO State governments have said they will resume and increase mass testing for COVID-19 following the detection of the Omicron variant of the virus in the country. Government officials in states including Cross River, […]
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), yesterday, advised the country to prepare for possibly fresh and deadlier Lassa fever, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and COVID-19 outbreaks. Its President, Prof. Innocent Ujah, at the opening of the December National Executive Council (NEC) meeting (Caliphate City 2021) in Sokoto, expressed concerns over emerging and re-emerging infections. He stressed […]
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Wife of Oyo State Governor, Engr. (Mrs). Tamunominini Makinde has reaffirmed her commitment to the well-being of people living with HIV/AIDS, calling on world leaders to join hands with the State Government to promote policies geared towards the victims’ total healthiness. Engr. Makinde, who chairs the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA) […]
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