The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, yesterday lamented that the country loses about $2 billion in foreign exchange annually to medical tourism. Ehanire, however, added that the federal government will partner the private sector in developing innovative strategies to provide healthcare access to all Nigerians as well as foster health workforce retention. The minister, […]
Despite the fumigation of Ette, and Umuopu communities in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State against yellow fever by the state government and the ongoing immunisation against the disease at some local government areas in the state, death toll has hit 133. Four persons died at Aji Community while several others reportedly died […]
Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River state, has ordered Betta Edu, commissioner of health, to oversee the treatment of Joseph Wayas, former senate president, in London, United Kingdom. The second republic senate president was said to have been battling undisclosed health challenges since 2013 and was flown to London for medical care. In a statement […]
Russia said Tuesday its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine was 95 percent effective and would be cheaper and easier to store than some alternatives, as the global race heats up to develop a jab. The announcement was the latest in a flurry of breakthroughs as several vaccine makers worldwide published preliminary data showing efficacy rates of […]
Dr Godwin Oyiwona, Benue Supervisory Commissioner for Health has disclosed cases of Yellow Fever disease in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. Oyiwona disclosed this at the flag-off of vaccination against yellow fever on Monday in Makurdi. Meanwhile, the disease which had killed about 20 people so far in Ogbadibo, has now spread […]
The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca say their COVID-19 vaccine gives 70 percent protection against the disease. Oxford’s announcement comes less than a month after Pfizer and BioNTech said that they had developed a vaccine that is 95 percent effective in preventing COVID-19. Unlike the Pfizer vaccine which needs to be stored at 70 degrees […]
Gareth Cave, a scientist in Nottingham, has invented a face mask that “kills more than 90% of flu and coronavirus”. Cave, a scientist and nanotechnology expert at Nottingham Trent University, said the new masks are due to go into production in Nottingham late November and he hopes they will be commercially available from December. According […]
The Enugu Commissioner for Health, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi on Thursday faulted the failure of communities to report irregular health symptoms as cases of strange illnesses in the state persists. “The issues of health-seeking behaviour are real,” he said while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. “We have an emergency reporting network that has to deal […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday it had allocated 20.3 million dollars to help member countries access and distribute vaccines for coronavirus. “Asia and the Pacific have largely done well to limit the spread of COVID-19,” said Woochong Um, a Director for Sustainable Development at the Manila-based bank. “Ensuring access to safe, effective […]
A COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Moderna, a US company, has proved to be 95 percent effective against the infection. According to the BBC, early data from the company showed the efficacy of the experimental vaccine. This development comes a few days after Pfizer announced that a vaccine it is developing against COVID-19 is 90 […]
