THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 42 additional COVID-19 infections in the country in two […]
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COVID-19: More than 76.16m Nigerians partially vaccinated – NPHCDA
THE National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), says 65.7 per cent of eligible Nigerians have so far received the […]
COVID-19: NCDC says travel restrictions did not have any public health benefits
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC), has said that recent experiences in the country with the arrival […]
Anambra State introduces Rotavirus Vaccine into Routine Immunization
By Nnedinma Okeke/Chukwudi Nwauba THE Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA) in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health […]
Nigeria administered 93.5m doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 65.5m eligible Nigerians
THE National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has said that 93.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered to […]
Health workers account for 1.4m doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Nigeria – NPHCDA
THE National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine has been administered to health […]
KNSG, NPHCDA to immunise 9m children against yellow fever
NO fewer than nine million children are expected to be immunised against Yellow fever in the 44 local government areas […]
COVID-19: Again, NPHCDA appeals to Nigerians to get vaccinated
THE National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has again appealed to Nigerianswho are yet to be vaccinated to get […]
Nigeria on track toward eliminating cervical cancer- Prof. Adewole
FORMER Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says Nigeria is on track toward eliminating cervical cancer with various interventions employed […]
Integrated Measles campaign: ASPHCDA holds media engagement meeting
THE Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (ASPHCDA) in collaboration with State Ministry of Health (SMOH) and Partners has held […]
Flood: Anambra Govt. expresses fear over possible cholera outbreak
ANAMBRA Government has expressed fear over possible outbreak of cholera and other infectious diseases in the state following devastating flood. […]
COVID-19: Over half of eligible Nigerians are partially vaccinated, says NPHCDA boss
THE National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has said that over half of the country’s eligible population have been […]
Nigeria to introduce HPV vaccine into routine immunisation
THE Ministry of Health will soon introduce the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), into its Routine immunisation (RI) system. The Minister of […]
Improvement on immunisation in Nigeria fantastic — UNICEF
MR Peter Hawkins, the Country Representative, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria, says the improvement recorded in the number of […]
COVID-19: Again, NPHCDA urges Nigerians to get vaccinated
THE National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has again appealed to Nigerians to get said COVID-19 vaccines. The Executive […]
N10bn for local vaccines production intact – Minister
MINISTER of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the N10 billion earmarked in 2020 by the Federal Government for local production […]
NSCC partners NGF, WHO to provide integrated health care to older persons
THE National Senior Citizen Centre (NSCC) says its working with WHO, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and Nigerian […]
Enugu Govt. prepares for massive yellow fever vaccination
THE Enugu State Government says it is set for a massive yellow fever vaccination as a proactive measure to ensure […]
NPHCDA explains immunization performance awards to 15 states
THE National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has recognised and rewarded 15 states of the federation for the implementation […]
FG rewards outstanding states in routine Immunisations, COVID-19
THE Federal Government has rewarded 15 states of the federation for their outstanding performance on routine immunisation and COVID-19 response. […]
Bayelsa launches third round of COVID-19 vaccination
BAYELSA flagged off the third round of Covid-19 vaccination in Yenagoa on Tuesday and charged residents to make themselves available […]
FG rolls out rotavirus vaccine to protect millions of children
THE Federal Government has rolled put the rotavirus vaccine to protect millions of children against deadliest form of diarrhoeal disease The Executive Director, […]
Nigeria launches major push to protect millions of children against deadliest form of diarrhoeal disease
IN partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), WHO, UNICEF and other partners, the Federal Government of Nigeria – through […]
Bauchi Govt inaugurates 800 community health agents, COVID-19 scales 3.0 vaccination.
BAUCHI State Government has inaugurated 800 Community Health Influencers and Promoters Services (CHIPS) Agents and the COVID-19 Scales 3.0 Vaccination […]
FG launches Scales 3.0 strategy for Covid-19 vaccination, PHC services
By Anthony Isibor. THE Federal government of Nigeria has launched Scales 3.0 strategy for Covid-19 vaccination, PHC services across the […]
200 pharmacists for vaccination training at 41st ACPN conference-
NO fewer than 200 members of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) will undergo vaccination training at the […]
Taraba trains community health extension workers
THE Taraba Primary Health Care Development Agency has commenced a 3-day orientation for 250 newly recruited adhoc Community Health Extension […]
Senate alleges health ministry officials mismanaged N5.7b donor funds
SENATE has alleged Ministry of Health officials mismanaged over N5.7 billion donor funds. This reportedly led to concerned donor agencies […]
Nigeria surpasses 10% COVID-19 Vaccination Milestone
Nigeria has surpassed the 10% per cent COVID-19 Vaccination milestone meaning it is no longer among countries with least vaccination […]
COVID-19 vaccine trains immune system to create antibodies, says NPHCDA Boss
THE Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib, says the COVID-19 vaccine trains […]
FG committed to improving women, children, adolescents’ health- Ehanire
THE Federal Government is committed to improving the well-being of women, children, adolescents and the elderly in Nigeria, Health Minister […]
NPHCDA boss tasks journalists on Covid-19 vaccines awareness campaign
By Anthony Isibor FAISAL Shuaib, executive-director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has said that journalists who […]
Federal Government enforces Covid-19 vaccination mandate despite criticisms
Despite the criticisms that trailed the Covid-19 vaccination mandate of the federal government, officials of the government went ahead to […]
How Nigeria has survived COVID-19 pandemic so far – BOSS Mustapha
By Anthony Isibor. BOSS Mustapha, the secretary to the government of the federation, has said that the concerted efforts and […]
Covid-19 update: 4,052,756 vaccinated so far – DG, NPHCDA
By Anthony Isibor. FAISAL Shuaib, Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has said that a total of […]
Covid-19: Global cases declining, Africa, Nigeria, increasing – Mustapha
By Anthony Isibor. BOSS Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee, PSC, on Covid-19 has said that the global Covid-19 cases recorded […]