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According to NCDC, Nigeria is at a High Risk of Contracting Ebola.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Nigeria faces a significant danger of…
In Nigeria Flood-Stricken State, Cholera Preys on Homeless Children.
On September 14, after cases were confirmed in seven local government areas, the Nigerian government declared a…
Sickness and Fatalities in the Monkeypox Epidemic Go Unreported.
Global health organizations have recorded significantly fewer cases in Africa during the current outbreak than in…
NMA Reports 10,296 Nigerian Doctors Practicing in the UK.
According to the Nigerian Medical Association, Nigeria is currently experiencing the worst brain drain in its…
Indonesia Is Negotiating With African Nations To Export Its Home-made COVID…
After being the first country in Southeast Asia to authorize a domestically created COVID shot, Indonesia is in…
The Largest Strike by UK Nurses In More Than A Century Has Begun.
In order to demand a salary increase that keeps pace with skyrocketing inflation, well over 300,000 members of…
Nigeria Collaborates With India To Produce The Covid-19 Vaccine Locally.
In order to achieve vaccine equity in Nigeria, the Federal Government and the Serum Institute of India have…
First Inhalable COVID-19 Vaccine Approved in China.
CanSino Biologics, a business based in Tianjin, has developed the first inhalable COVID-19 vaccine, which Chinese…
U.S. Govt To Provide $11 Mln For Production Of Monkeypox Vaccine.
The U.S. government said it would provide about $11 million to support the packaging of Bavarian…
FTSE 100 Stalls As Rio Tinto, Healthcare Stocks Weigh.
Britain's top share index was flat, weighed down by Rio Tinto and healthcare stocks, while the midcap index hit a…
How Fake Drugs Threaten Nigeria’s Multi-Billion Pharma Industry.
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHDA, said that over 70% of medicines being dispense in…
3M To Spin Off Healthcare Business.
3M Co (MMM.N) said the industrial giant plans to spin off its healthcare business and will retain a stake of 19.9%…
Amazon Strikes $3.5 Bln Deal For One Medical In Long March Into U.S. Healthcare.
\Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) agreed to buy primary care provider One Medical (ONEM.O) for $3.49 billion. Expanding the…
COVID Cases Triple Across Europe As Hospitalizations Double
According to WHO, coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half…
Animal-to-Human Diseases On The Rise In Africa, UN Health Agency
Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63% in the last decade, compared with the…
Stocks Swing Higher As China Eases Quarantine Rules.
Asian shares swung into positive territory in afternoon trade, propelled by China's decision to ease some…
Beijing Insurance Coverage To Now Cover Fertility Services
Beijing will include more than a dozen fertility services in a government-backed medical insurance scheme for the…
Google Shows Faith In Office With $1 Billion London Deal
Tech giant Google has spent $1 billion to buy a central London building where it is currently a tenant. Showing its…
AstraZeneca Says Early Trial Data Indicates Third Dose Helps Against Omicron
AstraZeneca said on Thursday that preliminary data from a trial showed that its COVID-19 shot, Vaxzevria, generated…
COVID-19: Nigeria Yet To Vaccinate 50% Of Target Population, Says FG
The federal government has said the country was yet to vaccinate 50 per cent of its eligible population since the…
S.Korea Authorises Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Imports Pfizer Pills
South Korea is turning to additional pharmaceutical tools as it looks to pre-empt a surge of COVID-19 omicron…
Investor group backs mPharma’s Series D with $35mln
MPharma health tech startup is building a network of community pharmacies across Africa, with plans to be the…