Cote d’Ivoire starts Ebola vaccination of frontline workers
Cote d’Ivoire has launched Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations, including health workers and first responders in Abidjan, where an Ebola…
Nigeria Records Gain in Fight Against Tuberculosis Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
Response to the coronavirus pandemic notwithstanding, data indicate that there has been an increase in annual tuberculosis (TB) case notification…
South Africa to Produce Over 100 Million Pfizer Vaccines A Year
Pharmaceutical heavyweights Pfizer and BioNTech have agreed to partner with South Africa’s Biovac Institute to produce their COVID-19 vaccines at…
COVID-19 3rd Wave: Nigerian govt places six states, FCT on red alert
Following the emergence of the Delta variant of coronavirus infection in the country and the rising number of new cases…
Covid-19 : Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Neutralises Delta Variant
With the rise in infectious rate of the Covid-19 Delta variant in South Africa and East Africa, Johnson & Johnson…
Kenya Faces “Catastrophic” COVID-19 Delta Variant
Kenya is facing an outbreak of the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant that is currently causing a massive third wave…
Cholera: 289 Nigerians killed in six months – Official
Between January and June 22, 2021, a total of 10,833 suspected cholera cases have been reported including 112 laboratory confirmed…
Nine in 10 African Countries Set to Miss Urgent COVID-19 Vaccination Goal
As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, 47 of Africa’s 54…
COVID-19: NCDC Records 43 New Cases In 5 States
Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) has recorded 43 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in 5 states across…
Novartis Reaches Milestone, Delivers 1 Billion Courses of Antimalarial Treatment
Global pharmaceutical giant Novartis has delivered 1 billion courses of antimalarial treatment, including 430 million pediatric treatments, largely at no…