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Nigeria has received nearly 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO. The vaccines arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international Airport, Abuja around noon on…

As Nigeria prepares to receive COVID-19 vaccines, the Federal Government has created a self e-registration link that would enable Nigerians to personally register themselves, obtain their pre-vaccination numbers and schedule their preferred…

Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has says the country will soon  get 42 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to cover one fifth of its population. Faisal Shuaib, executive director, NPHCDA, disclosed…

ABUJA - Nigeria has launched its first National Multisectoral Action Plan (NNMSAP) for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country. The Six year Action Plan from the period 2019 to 2025 was launched in…

The Community Health and Research Initiative (CHR) an NGO  working towards the reduction of  maternal/under-5  morbidity and mortality rates in the Northern part of  Nigeria, has again raised the alarm over the federal government's failure…

Latest data released by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have revealed how four million children under one year old in Nigeria missed out on first dose of measles vaccine in 2017. The data, which were made available to Africa…

Kills 58 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday said 15 states across Nigeria had recorded outbreaks of meningitis. Also, 58 people have died of the disease “in 2018/2019 season,” the agency revealed. In…

Nigeria’s attempt to attain universal health coverage (UHC) received huge boost on Tuesday April 9 with improved collaboration between leading donors to the health systems and  the…

To probe causes of all maternal deaths The Nigerian government on Monday April 8 declared a State of Emergency on maternal and child mortality in the country. Also, the government announced that for every death of any…

... Says 4,000 PHCs revitalized …Pledges increased access to functional PHCs in 2019 Marcus Fatunmole (Abuja) The Executive-Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr Faisal Shuaib, has said his…