Tag: Health
WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes breakthrough on COVID-19 vaccine waiver
…The European Union, India, South Africa and the United States is an essential element to any final deal
WED 16 MARCH, 2022-theGBJournal| World Trade Organization...
Africa on track to control COVID-19 pandemic in 2022
…With the aim of controlling the pandemic, WHO is focusing on scaling-up COVID-19 vaccine uptake in countries
THUR 10 FEB, 2022-theGBJournal- Almost two years...
President Buhari launches N62 billion HIV Trust Fund as Nigeria targets...
TUE 01 FEB, 2022-theGBJournal- President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja launched a N62 billion trust fund to help Nigeria end AIDS as a...
NCDC activates Emergency Operations Centre for Lassa Fever response following outbreaks...
WED 26 JAN, 2022-theGBJournal- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated the national multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary Lassa fever Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)...
First ladies driving advocacy and interventions on elimination of cervical cancer...
SUN 23 JAN, 2022-theGBJournal- I learnt about cervical cancer and people dying from the disease while carrying out my duty as a journalist. I...
Cases drop for first time as Africa’s fourth COVID-19 wave ebbs
…Newly reported cases fell by 20% in the week to 16 January, while deaths dropped by 8%
THUR 20 JAN, 2022-theGBJournal- Weekly COVID-19 cases...
Kano State leaves no stone unturned, strengthens immunization in high risk...
The capacity of 112 DSNOs and ADSNOs was further enhanced with the support of WHO to detect early and report cases
TUE 10 AUG, 2021-theGBJournal-...
Public-private data project a COVID game-changer in West and East Africa
The USAID-funded Regional Action Through Data (RAD) programme launches game-changing daily COVID dashboards in West and East Africa and a ground-breaking childhood cross-border immunisation...
