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…
HIV/AIDS: US CDC providing anti-retroviral treatment to over 1.7 million Nigerians
March 17, 2022 The United States Centre for Disease Control (US-CDC) on Wednesday said it had partnered with Nigeria for decades to provide anti-retroviral treatment to 1.7 million people living…
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: We weren’t careless, expired vaccines had very short expiration date — NAFDAC DG
Dec. 29, 2021 Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the agency is working with international partners to ensure Nigeria gets…
LASG says Moderna vaccine scarcity temporary, appeals for calm
Dec. 23, 2021 The Lagos State Government has appealed to Lagosians for understanding over the non-availability of Moderna vaccine at all vaccination centres in the state. The Commissioner for Health,…
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…
COVID-19 Vaccination: Nasarawa tops chat of performing States
Dec. 10, 2021 The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), has announced the top 5 performing Governors and their states on the COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign in Nigeria. According to…
Scientists undertaking further researches on how booster shots protect against COVID-19 variants – Fauci
Dec. 7, 2021 Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Maryland, U.S has assured Nigerians of the efficacy of booster shots in the fight against COVID-19….
LASG ENGAGES 135 PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES FOR COVID VACCINE ADMINISTRATION
Nov. 23, 2021 …Increases Public-Private Vaccination Sites to 360 No fewer than 135 private health facilities have been enrolled into the Lagos State Government’s mass vaccination strategy programme targeted at…
FG to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to reach 50% of targeted population – NPHCDA
Nov. 19, 2021 The Executive Director/CEO of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has disclosed that Nigeria has received over 100 million doses of COVID-19…