COVID-19 cases: ‘huge spike’ driven by Omicron variant – WHO
Jan. 13, 2022 …Over 15m cases recorded last week …Over 85% yet to receive a single dose of vaccine in Africa The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said fuelled…
COVID-19: New Year brings renewed WHO appeal for vaccine equity
Jan. 7, 2022 The highest number of COVID-19 cases so far in the pandemic were reported last week across the globe, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told…
Report on ban, restriction, use of 40% of registered brands of pesticide products in Nigeria by EU untrue – NAFDAC
Jan. 3, 2022 … About 30 pesticides been banned in Nigeria The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is not true that 40 per cent…
COVID-19 Cases Surge Globally, Raising Testing, Quarantine Fears
Dec. 29, 2021 Daily COVID-19 infections have hit record highs in the United States, swathes of Europe and Australia as the new Omicron variant of the virus races out of…
Infectious diseases present ‘clear and present danger’ everywhere – UN chief
Dec. 28, 2021 UN Secretary-General António Guterres, says COVID-19 continues to demonstrate how quickly “an infectious disease can sweep across the world”, pushing health systems to the brink and upending…
Two thirds of low- and middle-income countries do not have reliable mortality data in the past 3 years – New report
Dec. 21, 2021 The world remains significantly off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on ending the preventable deaths of newborns and children under five, according to the…
COVID-19: WHO says Omicron spreading faster than Delta variant
Dec. 21, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant was outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths…
5G deployment will further support development of Nigeria’s digital economy efforts — Pantami assures
Dec. 13, 2021 The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has assured that by 2022, Nigeria would have the largest Fifth Generation (5G) coverage in Africa. Pantami…
Investing $1 per person per year could save 7m lives in low and lower-middle income countries by 2030
Dec. 13, 2021 About seven million deaths could be prevented by 2030, if low and lower-middle income countries were to make an additional investment of less than a dollar per…
Omicron poses “very high” global risk but data on severity limited – WHO
Dec. 13, 2021 The Omicron coronavirus variant, reported in more than 60 countries, poses a “very high” global risk, with some evidence that it evades vaccine protection but clinical data…