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COVID-19 deaths: Nigeria to announce new travel restrictions to India, Brazil, Turkey

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it is worried about the COVID-19 pandemic spikes in India, Brazil and Turkey, adding that it’s consid

Project SafeUp distributes 1 million PPEs in 5 months

Project SafeUp has distributed over one million items of free personal protective equipment (PPE) to schools, nongovernment organisations, markets and

China administers over 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines

China has administered over 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far, a health official told a press conference on April 21. Authorities have tak

Nigeria requires N1.89 trillion to fund malaria in next 4 years – FG

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that Nigeria will require N1.89 trillion to fund the new strategic plan on malaria between 2021 an

Lagos recorded over 650,000 malaria cases in 2020

A total of 657,154 patients with malaria were seen in both private and public health facilities in 2020, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof