Nigeria prepares to fight fake COVID-19 vaccine after INTERPOL alert
Fake COVID-19 vaccine is now in circulation globally and Nigeria said it is on high alert to stop such imports into the country. During the …
Category: Health in Africa
First batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine arrives in Nigeria
AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine has arrived in Nigeria. Nigeria has received its first batch of NAFDAC-approved AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines at exactly noon on Tuesday. AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine …
COVID-19 vaccine electronic registration and data system in Nigeria
COVID-19 vaccine electronic registration in Nigeria is now open. The first 4 million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 is arriving in Nigeria on March 2, 2021. …
NAFDAC blocks South-East Asian COVID-19 vaccine from entering Nigeria to avoid fake
The National Food and Drugs Administration Council, NAFDAC said it has a gateway in place for any COVID-19 vaccine coming from South-East Asia into Nigeria …
WHO provides mobile data system for monitoring COVID-19 in Nigeria
The bid for stronger community-based monitoring of COVID-19 has seen the WHO provide support by deploying Auto-Visual Acute Flaccid Paralysis Detection and Reporting system, AVADAR …
Over 60% of the population in Africa require COVID-19 vaccine to achieve herd immunity
“Afrexim bank is doing what it can to support the AU’s COVID-19 vaccine agenda in Africa” – Oramah The President of the African Export-Import Bank, …
One in five persons in Nigeria have been infected with COVID-19
The results of a COVID-19 Household Seroprevalence survey in September and October 2020 which the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released shows that a …
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Nigeria – NAFDAC
Following a prompt evaluation of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved it for use …
Foods In Nigeria That Can Lower The Risks Of Cancer
Cancer causing foods that people in Nigeria consume The chances of developing at least one type of cancer in life are slim but it is …
Nigeria Plans To Roll Out Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Soon
AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine in Nigeria Nigeria’s health ministry has said that it is expecting the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine in the country soon as …