Tag: Vaccines
Rivers govt fumes as health workers rip off nursing mothers with sale of vaccines
This followed reports that nursing mothers are being charged as high as N10,000 for their children to be vaccinated in…
30% of New York health workers scared of COVID-19 vaccines
Thirty per cent of medical personnel in the New York public hospitals are scared of taking COVID-19 vaccines, Mayor Bill…
Drones to deliver vaccines, blood, drugs across Ghana
Hundreds of drones will begin delivering life-saving vaccines, blood and medicines to patients in Ghana this week in the largest…
Kebbi Govt to procure N14m livestock vaccines
The Kebbi Government says it will procure vaccines worth N14 million to protect livestock against various animals diseases in the…
Vaccines: FCTA to receive 10 solar powered metal fridges
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board says it will use 10 Metal Fridges to boost vaccine…
Doctor attributes Measles outbreak in EU to false online information on vaccines
False information about the safety of vaccines disseminated by social media resulted in an outbreak of measles in European countries,…
Medical Practitioners Call For Meningitis Vaccine, Health Personnel
Some medical practitioners in Talata Mafara LGA of Zamfara State have called for Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) vaccine and qualified health…
Vaccines: 2.9m infants did not get any in 2016 – UN
UN agencies on Monday warned that no fewer than 2.9 million infants did not get any vaccines in 2016.
More vaccines arrive as Meningitis outbreak declines
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of new cases of suspected Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) is…
State Govt. donates 2,000 doses of vaccines to NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday said it had received 2,000 doses of meningitis vaccines donated to it…
WHO: Nigeria receives 500,000 doses of Meningitis C vaccine
Nigeria has received 500,000 doses of meningitis C containing vaccine to combat the epidemic in the country, the WHO has…
Epidemics: NMA Solicits Local Production Of Vaccines
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government to encourage local vaccines production to ensure adequate supply…
Pakistan suspends health officials for wasting $3.7m vaccines
Pakistani authorities have suspended two health officials after $3.7 million worth of vaccines donated by UNICEF to protect children from…