NIGERIA – The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced the Nigeria National Essential Diagnostics List in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Fund to enhance diagnostic…
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NCDC urges government to strengthen public health laws focused on emergency response
NIGERIA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has called for the Federal government of Nigeria to strengthen public health laws at national and sub-national levels to boost emergency…
Read MoreAfrica CDC reveals new country-based research on COVID-19 vaccination campaigns
AFRICA – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that country-based research finds that scale-up speed with a focus on at-risk populations and the choice…
Read MoreABCHEALTH partners UNAIDS to expand healthcare delivery in Africa
NIGERIA – The African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHealth) has collaborated with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on joint initiatives aimed at improving the healthcare industry in…
Read MoreAfrica achieves major milestones in hand hygiene
AFRICA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged remarkable improvements in hand hygiene along with infection prevention and control (IPC) by African countries in commemoration of the 2022 World…
Read MoreNigerian scientist discovers new antibiotic to combat drug resistant infections
NIGERIA – Respected Nigerian microbiologist Dr. Ugochukwu Obiakornobi Anieto has discovered a novel antibiotic named Anietocin that can be used to treat antibiotic-resistant microbial infections. Anietocin will be used for…
Read MoreNigeria receives a US$200M loan from the World Bank for malaria control interventions
NIGERIA – The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured a US$200M loan from the World Bank to fund the malaria control and prevention interventions programme operations in 13 states of…
Read MoreNigeria partners WHO in vaccination campaign to eliminate cholera
NIGERIA – The Nigerian government has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to support ongoing cholera preparedness, prevention , vaccination drive and response training for stakeholders in Abuja. Eliminating…
Read MoreWellness Medical launches online pharmaceutical market place
NIGERIA – Wellness Medical Distribution, a leading Nigerian healthcare service provider, has inaugurated the first online integrative marketplace for pharmaceutical products to ease access to quality medicines and medical supplies…
Read MoreNigerian petroleum producers unveil an advanced molecular diagnostics laboratory
NIGERIA – The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, indigenous oil and gas company ND Western Limited and the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) of Nigeria have inaugurated an ultra-modern COVID-19 molecular…
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