Nigeria’s Federal Government has flagged off a national campaign on environmental response to combat the ongoing cholera outbreak in the country. Flagging off the campaign on National Environmental Sanitation Response

The Nigerian government has said it will drop all legal charges against the striking resident doctors if they suspend their industrial action and resume. The federal government also noted that

A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was suspended after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of three Argentine players they say broke quarantine rules. Just minutes after

Nigeria’s northern Katsina state has recorded over 150 deaths resulting from the outbreak of cholera, the state’s Primary Health Care Development Agency has said. Shamsudeen Yahaya, executive secretary, Katsina Primary

With over 2.5 million Israelis already inoculated with three Covid-19 vaccine doses, the national coronavirus czar, Salman Zarka, has said preparations need to begin for an eventual fourth jab due

Japan will issue online COVID-19 vaccination certificates from December, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday. The government plans to issue the certificates – which will be intended for overseas travel

104 people are dead in Niamey, the Niger capital following a cholera epidemic that has seen 2,874 cases in six regions, the Ministry of Health announced Friday. On August 19,

Eighty per cent of African countries might miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable among their populations against COVID-19 before the end of September, the World Health Organisation (WHO)

South Korean frontline health workers on Thursday dropped plans to strike after they reached an agreement with the government on their demand for increased staffing and better work conditions during

The United States has administered a third dose of either Pfizer Inc or Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccines to over 1 million people as of Wednesday morning, the U.S. Centers for

Nigeria’s Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in charge of Health Emergency Intelligence with effect from November 1, 2021 A statement issued

Brazilian researchers have found that a molecule in the venom of a type of snake inhibited coronavirus reproduction in monkey cells, a possible first step toward a drug to combat

The Borno State government on Tuesday confirmed the death of 43 persons as a result of suspected cholera outbreak in the state. Addressing a press conference in Maiduguri, the Borno

South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are yet to establish whether it is more contagious or able to overcome the immunity provided by

Nigeria and other African Union (AU) member states will receive an additional 10 million doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines over the next three months through a new partnership

The Nigerian government on Monday revealed that it spent over $3.6 billion in managing the effects of COVID-19 in the country. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab

The Lagos State Government says it will resume the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on August 30. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quotes the

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a 21-day strike notice to the federal government with effect from today (Monday). This is coming as the federal government said it has

Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines begins to fade within six months, underscoring the need for booster shots, according to researchers in

Delta Air Lines on Wednesday said employees will have to pay $200 more every month for their company-sponsored healthcare plan if they choose to not vaccinate against COVID-19. The move