WHO country rep lauds Dr Faisal Shuaib for role during wild polio, COVID-19
Nov. 1, 2023 Dr Walter Mulombo, the WHO Country Representative to Nigeria has commended the former, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Authority (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib…
Diphtheria: Over 80% of infected children never received vaccination — NPHCDA
Oct. 11, 2023 Dr. Faisal Shu’aib, Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), says over 80 per cent of children who died of diphtheria or admitted in hospitals…
Diphtheria Outbreak: NPHCDA Confirmed Death Of 117 Children In Yobe State Since November 2022
Oct. 10, 2023 Following the outbreak of diphtheria in the country, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency NPHCDA, has confirmed the death of 117 children in Yobe state since November,…
COVID-19: Nigeria receives $9.3m Canadian grant to strengthen vaccines delivery
July 20, 2023 The Federal Government has received a 9.3 million Canadian dollars grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE), to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery and strengthen the…
Health workers account for 1.4m doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Nigeria – NPHCDA
Nov. 9, 2022 The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine has been administered to health workers since the launch of the vaccination…
COVID-19 vaccine trains immune system to create antibodies -NPHCDAÂ
July 6, 2022 The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, says the COVID-19 vaccine trains the immune system to create antibodies. Shuaib…
COVID-19: Spain donates 4.4 million doses of J&J vaccines to Nigeria
May 24, 2022 The Government of Spain has donated 4,400,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria. The Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Juan Sell, said during…
FG plans 100% health insurance coverage for the poor, vulnerable
March 25, 2022 There is a great need for synergy between government at all levels and the private sector so as to further improve access to healthcare services, especially for…
COVID-19: Low routine immunisation coverage, suspension of several polio campaigns cause of mutating Poliovirus Type 2 in Nigeria
Jan. 14, 2022 …Says now in 27 states The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has attributed the outbreak Circulating Mutant Poliovirus Type 2 (cMPV2) across 27 states and the…
COVID-19: NPHCDA engages NUC on Mass Vaccination in Universities
Dec. 13, 2021 The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has engaged the National Universities Commission (NUC) to ensure COVID-19 Mass Vaccination across the country. According to the NPHCDA in…