Tag: vaccines
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Nigeria first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is the first country in Africa to receive mpox vaccines, aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus.
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Mpox: EU to donate 215,000 doses of vaccines to Africa
The European Union has announced it will donate 215,000 doses of vaccines to Africa to combat the ongoing Mpox outbreak on the continent.
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LASG to introduce HPV vaccines Sept. 25
The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCD) says it will introduce the Human Papilomavirus vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in girls from ages 9 to 14 on Sept. 25. Mrs Clara Owojuyigbe, the Director of Health Education and Health Promotion
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Sri Lanka risks rapid spread of rabies as country runs out of vaccines
Health officials on Wednesday said Rabies might spread rapidly in Sri Lanka in 2023 due to shortages in vaccines. Director of Public Health Veterinary Services L.D. Kithsiri told media that there were no vaccines in storage units in Kandy, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Colombo, and Gampaha districts. Kithsiri said 28 people had died in 2022 from…
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COVID-19 vaccines produced in Nigeria will meet international standards -NAFDAC DG
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has assured Nigerians that COVID-19 vaccines produced in the country will be of international standard, with the strengthening of the agency. Adeyeye gave the assurance during the oversight visit of the House of Representatives Committee on COVID-19 to…
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Buhari orders Minister to submit progress report on local vaccines production
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, to submit a progress report by the end of May 2022 on the indigenous production of vaccines in the country.
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Enugu Govt. targets 1.2m children in statewide polio vaccination
The Enugu State Government says it is targeting no fewer than 1,200,000 children, between 0 and five years in statewide polio vaccination. Dr George Ugwu, Executive Secretary of Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA), disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Sunday. Ugwu…
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FG confesses: Why we accept donation of expiring COVID-19 vaccines
Expiring COVID-19 vaccines – FG
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White House rejects plans to donate expiring unused COVID-19 vaccines overseas
Expiring unused COVID-19 vaccines
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COVID 19: FG calls for equal access to vaccines
The Federal Government has called for equal access to COVID-19 vaccines and tools, including detection and treatment to address the challenges of the virus in Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made this known during an online media briefing with the World Health Organisation (WHO). He said Nigeria would continue to suffer the…