Tag: Osagie Ehanire

A WHO official says none of the candidate vaccines in advanced clinical trials demonstrated "a clear signal of efficacy".

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Experts believe Saliva Direct, a new testing regimen being adopted in many western countries, can give a lift to the ...

Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire said the government would support NAFDAC to reach international maturity level.

"People's immune system is less effective at fighting infections as they get older”

Nigeria also recorded its lowest deaths from the virus in four months.

Four hundred and seventy six new infections were recorded from the virus in the past 24 hours.

The 2020 Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), Guideline is aimed at expanding the fiscal space for health and shifting ...

Nigeria has tested less than 350,000 of its over 200 million people.

"We continue to engage and intend to look at every possible option - from all manufacturers - of a good ...

Nigeria recorded its lowest cases of COVID-19 infections in two weeks on Saturday

About 200 children and adolescents were screened for the disease.

“We can estimate that about 20 million people are chronically infected,” Mr Ehanire said.

WHO reported a 23 per cent increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa.

While a total of 4,107 new infections were recorded in the previous week, Nigeria recorded 3,870 new cases last week.

“While the preparation at high dose showed activity in reducing the frequency of cough, it did not show any evidence ...

All states in Nigeria, including the FCT, have reported at least a case of the COVID-19 virus.

Mr Nanono said the ministry will continue to support investments in science and technology.

Nigeria will use the $890 million grant to reduce the burden of HIV, TB and Malaria over an implementation period ...

Last week, immigration officials prevented 58 doctors from travelling to the UK

The company has donated about 800,000 units of products.

Boss Mustapha is expected, later today, to brief the press on the possible review of the existing ease of lockdown ...

A total of 16,106 tests were carried out last week, a 22 per cent reduction compared to the 20,588 tests ...

The 51 recorded deaths are separate from the mysterious deaths recorded in Kano State, about 500 of which were suspected ...

The official said he had ensured that PPE were widely distributed to public hospitals nationwide.