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Covid-19: Fully vaccinated visitors to Nigeria required to do a COVID-19 PCR test on day 2 of arrival – FG
The Nigerian Government has disclosed that all visitors entering Nigeria, including the partially vaccinated and unvaccinated are required to do...
WHO honours Henrietta Lacks, black woman whose cells were used in vaccine research
Director-General of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has honoured the late Henrietta Lacks with a WHO Director-General’s award, a...
Lagos to enrol 3 million residents in health insurance scheme
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to enrol at least 3 million residents into the state’s health insurance scheme...
Sydney exits lockdown as Australia prepares to ‘live with’ COVID
Sydney, Australia’s biggest city exited lockdown today as residents came out en masse to celebrate the end of 106 days...
Cholera: Kano states approves capital for water development
The Kano State Government announced that it has approved the sum of N137 billion to combat cholera through the provision...
DRC confirms one new case of Ebola virus
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has confirmed one new case of Ebola barely five months after the latest epidemic...
Hope for Sickle Cell Disease sufferers as treatment drug is approved
A drug named Crizanlizumab, produced by Novartis has been approved for Sickle Cell treatment in England by the National Health...
WHO recommends malaria vaccine for children at risk
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has finally recommended the widespread use of malaria vaccine for children in the sub-Sahara African...
WHO: Air pollution increases risk of severe COVID-19 infection
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), constant exposure to air pollution is likely to put individuals at a higher...
California becomes the first US state to require covid vaccination for students aged 12 and above
On Friday, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom announced that students attending school in person will be required to get...
