Health
U.S To Fund A Deal With Moderna To Produce mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine
According to a Financial Times report, the U.S. government is about to finalise a deal to fund a late-stage trial for Moderna’s mRNA...
Papua New Guinea: More Landslide Survivors Unlikely, UN Warns of Disease Risks
Papua New Guinea has announced that finding more survivors from last week’s landslide is unlikely, as a UN agency warns of a risk...
Lassa Fever Outbreak: NCDC Records 14 New Cases, 1 Death In Ondo, Edo, And Bauchi
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 14 new confirmed cases and one death due to a Lassa fever...
US, Europe Consider Vaccinating Workers Exposed To H5N1 Bird Flu Amid Pandemic Fears
The United States (US) and Europe are working to obtain or produce H5N1 bird flu vaccines to vaccinate at-risk poultry and dairy workers,...
‘No Vaccines For Babies At The Hospital’ – Ruth Kadiri Cries Out
Famous Nollywood Actress and movie producer Ruth Kadiri has raised alarm over the unavailability of vaccines for children in some hospitals. Kadiri, a...
Low Uptake Of HPV Vaccines Due To Misinformation – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has blamed the low uptake of the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines on misinformation. Mrs Aderonke Akinola-Akinwole, a...
East African Country, Djibouti, Releases GMO Mosquitoes To Fight Malaria
Djibouti has released thousands of genetically modified (GMO) mosquitoes to combat the spread of the female Anopheles mosquito, which transmits malaria and other...
WHO Reports Rise In STIs, Highest Increases In America and Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that new data indicates sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) are increasing in most regions, with the most...
Shell Rushing To Sell Assets To Avoid Accountability In Nigeria’s Niger Delta – Activist, Mikaela Loach
Mikaela Loach, a UK-based activist, has slammed Shell’s Chief Executive Officer at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) over alleged oil spillage and...
Group Urges Nigerian Lawmakers To Summon Bill Gates, AfDB’s Adesina to Testify On GMO
The Global Prolife Alliance (GPA), has urged the Nigerian National Assembly to summon Bill Gates and Dr Akinwumi Adeshina to testify before the...
Healthcare Investment Number One Measure Of A Country’s Development – Peter Obi
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, on Wednesday, said the number one measure of a country’s development is investing...
US Reports Second Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu In Human
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has reported a farm worker diagnosed with bird flu on Wednesday, marking the second human...