African American blood donors have specific antigens that sickle cell patients need
by Fredryanna Leonard is in a room of her own at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center for her twice-a-month blood transfusions. Just three hours into …
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Maintaining Nigeria’s 3-year polio-free status
As of August 25, 2020, Nigeria was officially declared free of wild poliovirus by the World Health Organisation, WHO. Nigeria was certified as being free …
FCTA adds rotavirus vaccine to routine immunisation
The Federal Capital Territory Administration through its Primary Health Care Board has introduced an additional vaccine called “Rotavirus Vaccine” into the routine immunization for prevention …
Absence of vaccine heightens fear of monkeypox
by Two weeks after Brazil, India and Spain recorded their first monkeypox deaths days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak a global …
Monkeypox: Brazil, Spain report first deaths outside Africa
More than 20,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported so far, with the highest number of infections now being recorded in Europe and the Americas. …
From A Scheme to an Authority - 5 Things You Need to Know About the New NHIA ActIn
Last Thursday evening, some great news was delivered to health advocates and Nigerians at large. The President had just signed to law an Act to repeal the …
Monkeypox can be contained ‘if we act now’ says WHO
Countries should take quick steps to contain the spread of monkeypox and share data about their vaccine stockpiles, a senior World Health Organization official said …