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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Civil servants who were yet to be vaccinated locked out as December 1 enforcement order starts at the office of the Head of Service of the Federation in Abuja… yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua • ASCSN wants April date for unvaccinated workers’ lockout • NCDC confirms three cases of Omicron in Nigeria • Don’t panic, vaccines […]
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The recent alarm raised by the Vice Chancellor of University of Medical Sciences, Professor Adesegun Fatusi that the institution “may die” due to under funding cannot be ignored. No doubt, the university remains a fulcrum for manpower development that would in turn enhance humanity. This is more so as specialised universities like UNIMED, which is […]
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The United States mission on Wednesday disclosed that over 10 million Nigerians have received HIV testing in 2021 due to its AIDS relief programme. This was contained in a statement by the mission in commemoration of World AIDS Day, which is celebrated annually on the 1st of December. In the statement, the U.S. Mission Nigeria […]
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The United Nations Children’s Fund has revealed that at least 300,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020, which translates to one child every two minutes. A report released by UNICEF on Tuesday to commemorate World AIDS Day disclosed that another 120,000 children died from AIDS-related causes during the same period, or one child […]
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Eggs Nigerians have expressed worry that ever-rising prices of protein-rich foods in the country will, if not checked, compound malnutrition and worsen infant/nursing women morbidity and mortality rates. Eggs, beans, milk, beef, chicken, pork and other protein-rich foods have become more expensive and non-prioritised among many poor households in the country. A market survey showed […]
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