NAFDAC issues Public Alert on Recall of Benylin Paediatrics Syrup in Nigeria
April 11, 2024 The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an alert notifying the public of the recall of one lot of Benylin Paediatrics…
J&J faces new trial over talc cancer claims, amid settlement push
June 1, 2023 Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday faced the first trial in almost two years over claims that asbestos in its baby powder and other talc products causes cancer,…
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…
Poorer nations shun AstraZeneca COVID vaccine – Document
April 14, 2022 Countries declined to receive nearly 35 million AstraZeneca doses, opting to replace them with vaccines manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna, the document says….
New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo
Oct. 9, 2021 A case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the health minister said on Friday, five months after the end of the most…
Nigeria gets $400m in World Bank financing for COVID-19
Oct. 1, 2021 Nigeria got approval on Friday for $400 million in World Bank financing to procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccinations, the bank said in a statement. Reuters reports that…
BioNTech eyes Rwanda, Senegal for malaria, tuberculosis vaccine production
Aug. 27, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech said on Friday it was looking into building malaria and tuberculosis vaccine production sites in Rwanda and Senegal, narrowing its search for African…
COVID-19: Pfizer, Moderna expected to reap billions of dollars from vaccine booster market
Aug 13, 2021 Drug makers Pfizer Inc, BioNTech and Moderna Inc are expected to reap billions of dollars from COVID-19 booster shots in a market that could rival the $6…
COVID-19: J&J vaccine partly manufactured on the continent, Africa CDC justifies choice
Aug. 13, 2021 The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has explained that the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine was chosen for the continent because ‘it is a single…