Health

By Chioma Iruke Over 900 primary healthcare centers across 32 states in Nigeria have halted operations in 2021, denying citizens access to quality healthcare services despite the raging cholera epidemic that has affected over 88,000 and...

By Chioma Iruke Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has called on the private sector to take initiatives in ensuring that the country is self-sufficient in the basic production of drugs. The VP said although Nigeria had...

By John Ikani  Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine has been rejected by South Africa's health products regulator, citing concerns of increase in the risk of HIV infection among men. The decision was based on earlier studies...

By Ebi Kesiena South Africa will begin vaccinating children as young as 12 next week and also offer COVID-19 boosters against certain immune disorders. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, the country's Health Minister, Joe...

By Chioma Iruke United Kingdom’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said an estimate of 43,000 people may have been given wrong negative PCR COVID-19 test results in Britain. This was even as the Agency said testing...

By John Ikani  The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib has revealed that no death related to the administration of the COVID-19 vaccines has been recorded in Nigeria....