Tag: chloroquine

According to Mr Ntadom, “human behaviour” contributes to the challenges in the fight against malaria in Nigeria.

The unverified data from an obscured company was published by leading science journals, prompting the WHO to suspend clinical trials ...

WHO also said this decision only applies to the use of the hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in COVID-19 patients.

The study revealed that hydroxychloroquine is known to have serious side effects, including muscle weakness and heart arrhythmia.

NAFDAC says the delay in approving some of the drugs for treatment of COVID-19 is because of the clinical trials ...

"It was my own recommendation and not that of the state committee."

Governor Bala Mohammed was the index case for COVID-19 in Bauchi State.

As countries focus energy and resources on containing coronavirus, achieving the global target to end malaria by 2030 has become ...

ECOWAS says the one million kits will help the 15 member nations to fight the coronavirus.

“The use of the falsified chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets may result in treatment failure and could even cause death,” NAFDAC ...

There were early controversies surrounding the use of chloroquine as a treatment option for COVID-19.

The Commission said its periodic monitoring activities revealed some suppliers and retailers have continued to take undue and opportunistic advantage ...

The agency's statement came amidst claims by the Lagos State government that it had begun treatment for people suffering from ...

NAFDAC on Friday said it has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials in tackling COVID-19.

98,532 people have so far been treated, recovered and discharged.

President Trump said the FDA had approved the drug but the regulatory agency contradicted the claim.

Chloroquine has "been around for a long time, so we know if things don't go as planned, it's not going ...

The world is still battling the Covid-19 (coronavirus) scourge as there is yet no cure or vaccine for the disease.

Mr Mamora said the use of Chloroquine for the virus is yet to be ascertained because lots of clinical trials ...

About 90 per cent of Nigerians are at risk of malaria, while children and pregnant women are more vulnerable to ...

NAFDAC says it is constrained in putting a blanket ban on chloroquine in Nigeria because of other indicators.

The statistics are shocking. Over 300,000 Nigerians die from malaria each year – more than in any other country. An ...