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News and analysis from Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Sectors.
WHO grants Gavi and UNICEF green light to procure Mpox vaccines ahead of EUL ruling
The World Health Organization (WHO) has given its approval for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and UNICEF to initiate the procurement...
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World Health Organization nominates Dr. Faustine Ndugulile Regional Director for Africa
Dr Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile has been nominated to succeed Dr Matshidiso Moeti as the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director...
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Medical council sets November 14 deadline for practitioners to update records for professional recognition
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has called on all registered medical and dental practitioners to promptly update...
Read moreDetailsU.S. government donates 10,000 Mpox vaccine doses to Nigeria
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 10,000 doses of the mpox vaccine to...
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WHO chair raises concerns over Africa’s response to spread of Mpox
Dr. Dimie Ogoina, an infectious diseases expert at Niger Delta University Hospital and chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO)...
Read moreDetailsWHO to decide on emergency use listing for mpox vaccine in three weeks
The World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to make a decision on the issuance of an emergency use listing (EUL)...
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Nigeria’s health sector grows by 2.41% in Q2 2024 -NBS
The Nigerian health sector's real GDP grew by 2.41% year-on-year in Q2 2024, up from 1.95% in the same quarter...
Read moreDetailsGermany donates 100,000 Mpox Vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa
Germany announced on Monday that it would donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from its military stocks to African countries grappling...
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Nigerian Resident Doctors begin 7 days Nationwide warning strike today
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced a nationwide 7-day warning strike as of Monday, August 26, 2024,...
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FG inaugurates Malaria Council, appoints Dangote, Otedola, Elumelu as leaders
Nigerian government has inaugurated the Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC), appointing prominent business leaders Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, and Tony...
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