Mr Olayinka Subair, Pfizer Nigeria’s Country Manager and Cluster Lead, West Africa, says patient advocacy within the pharmaceutical work is critical to ensure safety of patients’ lives. Subair made this known in a statement by Ms Oluwayemisi Mafe, Pfizer Corporate Affairs and Communications Lead, West Africa, on Monday in Lagos. According to him, Pfizer, a…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 161 new cases of COVID-19 in the country as of Oct. 1. The NCDC said on its website on Saturday morning that the additional 161 infections brought the total cases in the country to 205,940. It said 193,812 cases had been successfully treated in the country,…
Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju Lafarge Africa Plc has announced the celebration of its “2021 Geocycle week” with the theme “Think Planet, Think Solutions” to coincide with the World Clean-up Day Geocycle partnered with the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) to commemorate the World Clean-up Day with a cleaning exercise at Bariga market…
Oyo State Government says it will ensure the domestication of national medical oxygen policy to reduce infant, child and maternal mortality and COVID-19 related deaths. Dr Muideen Olatunji, the Executive Secretary, Oyo State Primary Healthcare Board, made the commitment at the Stakeholders Engagement Meeting on Oxygen Security on Thursday in the state. Olatunji said: “We must admit that…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday registered 437 additional COVID-19 infections, six deaths and 582 discharged across 17 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The statistics, according to the NCDC, on Thursday indicate that the country’s total infection from the pandemic currently stands at 205,484, while the fatality toll had increased to…
…say Makinde govt providing needed funds for centres, personnel cost The Oyo State Ministry of Health, on Thursday, declared that allegations that paucity of funds had hit the State’s isolation centres as reported in the news were false. The Ministry, which made the clarification in a statement released on Thursday, said that the allegations were…
…urges full dose vaccination to reduce fatalities Edo is recording a gradual reduction in the number of COVID-19 infections following ongoing massive vaccination of residents across the 18 local government councils of the state, as the government urges more citizens to get vaccinated in order to reduce the mortality rate and prevent a new wave…
Mrs Vivianne Ihekweazu, Managing Director, Nigeria Health Watch, has advocated for a clearer advisory on administering the COVID-19 vaccine on pregnant, and nursing mothers in Nigeria. Ihekweazu told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Saturday, in Abuja, that there was need for health workers on the frontline to be armed with a clear communication and…
Are you a woman struggling and praying to have a baby? Are you sharing in the pains of an infertile relative? You are not alone. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or…
