Merck says Ebola vaccine to be available at lowest access price for poor, middle income nations
Merck & Co said on Friday it expects to make licensed doses of its recently approved Ebola vaccine available in the third quarter of 2020 and price the single-dose injection at…
Mobile phones top list of tech speeding up aid operations in 2019 – poll
Mobile technology had the biggest benefit of all technology on aid operations in 2019, according to an exclusive poll by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Wednesday, with drones and satellites…
Four killed, several injured in attacks against Ebola response centers in Congo
Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and injured several others in attacks on two Ebola response centers, in what responders described as a serious setback to efforts to…
Hate speech Bill: Respect the views of Nigerians – Govs urge lawmakers
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has advised the National Assembly to hold public hearing on the hate speech Bill before it to ensure that the views of Nigerians were captured…
Health agencies say Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds, urge gov’ts to step up investment in vaccinesÂ
Pneumonia killed over 800,000 babies and young children last year, or one child every 39 seconds despite being curable and mostly preventable, global health agencies said on Tuesday. In a…
Military hands over 86 Boko Haram child fighters to Borno gov’t
Troop on patrol in N/East The Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) has handed over 86 Boko Haram child fighters who voluntarily surrendered to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to the…
Niger, UNICEF partner to abolish corporal punishment in schools
The Niger state government on Tuesday said that it is partnering with UNICEF to eliminate corporal punishment in public and private schools across the state. Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, Permanent Secretary…
49% of children under five stunted, overweight in Nigeria -UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), said 49 per cent of children under the age of five in the country do not grow well as they are either stunted, wasted…
Kaduna Sexual assault referral centers record 662 cases of abuse against women, children
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Save the Children, on Wednesday said that sexual assault referral centers in Kaduna State had received a total of 662 cases of abuse against women and…
Nigeria army releases 25 children cleared of suspected ties with Boko Haram: UNICEF
The Nigerian army released 25 children on Thursday after clearing them of suspected ties with armed Islamist groups in the country’s restive northeast region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…