Cameroon Minister of Public Health, Manaouda Malachieon, says Cameroon will introduce malaria vaccine on Jan. 22.
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The Nsukka Legislative Council in Enugu State on Tuesday held public hearing on two bills – prohibition of open defecation and improper disposal of biomedical waste in Nsukka Local Government Area.
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said that tetanus and diphtheria are threatening pregnant women.
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported a sharp increase in Lassa Fever cases in week 51 of 2023.
The year 2024 is here and usually, the start of a new year serves as an opportunity for most people to set new goals which they hope to abide by and commit to better habits. But how many of such New Year goals or New Year resolutions come to fruition after the excitement of a new year? This brings to mind the question of how long does the average New Year’s resolution last?
After three months of relentless Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, the UN says the situation for civilians in the Palestinian territory is becoming increasingly dire.
The Katsina State Government on Friday revealed plans to upgrade the Gen. Amadi Rimi Orthopaedic Hospital to the status of a comprehensive healthcare facility.
The Lagos State government has cautioned entertainment centers within the state against sales and distribution of fake drinks.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says hospitals in Gaza and other vital medical infrastructure have been attacked nearly 600 times since war erupted in the enclave in response to the Hamas-led terror attack in southern Israel.
The hepatitis B vaccine is one of the most potent immunizations, usually providing decades of protection against the deadly liver virus. But in about 10% of people it doesn’t work, and in 2020, Amy Huei-Yi Lee, a systems biologist at Simon Fraser University, and her colleagues set out to determine whether they could predict who would benefit. The scientists found that data on recipients’ immune systems such as the abundance of certain proteins and the activity patterns of a few genes foretold whether they would generate defenses against the virus. “We got a sense of what factors drive the vaccine response and what [doesn’t],” Lee says.