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120,000 Children Die Of Hypoxemia Annually In Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said about 120,000 children die of hypoxemia annually in Nigeria. Hypoxemia occurs when oxygen levels in the blood are lower than normal.
This comes as the humanitarian organisation in…
EU Allocates €1m To Fight Diphtheria Outbreak
The European Union (EU) has released €1,000,000 (about N847 million) in humanitarian funding to fight the spread of diphtheria disease and assist the most affected communities.
According to a statement on Tuesday, this latest funding is…
NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Counterfeit Menorem Injections On Sale
NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has alerted the public about the counterfeit injection on sale in the country.
NAFDAC DG on Tuesday stated that the alert came from Pfizer, the Marketing Authorization Holder (MAH), who…
Wike Warns Resident Doctors Against Strike Threat
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has cautioned resident doctors in Abuja against threatening to embark on industrial action that the ministry will save and make more money.
Wike said he would not pay…
Pfizer, BioNTech Shares Fall On Lower COVID Product Sales Forecast
Shares of Pfizer and German partner BioNTech fell on Monday after the U.S. drugmaker slashed the sales forecast for its COVID vaccine and therapy last week, and some analysts said the reduction was bigger than expectations.
Hit by a…
New Students At Abuja Varsity To Undergo Drug Tests Before Admission
To ensure Physical and emotional soundness, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, has announced that all new students of the institution will undergo a mandatory drug test before admission.
This…
African Scientists Join Forces To Find HIV Vaccine
South Africa’s Medical Research Council is teaming up with scientists from eight countries on the continent in a US-funded effort to select an immunization candidate against the virus that causes AIDS.
Molecules that are potentially…
AstraZeneca To Pay $425 million To End US Lawsuits Over Heartburn Drugs
Britain's AstraZeneca said it will pay $425 million to settle lawsuits in the United States that claimed its heartburn drugs Nexium and Prilosec caused chronic kidney disease.
AstraZeneca did not disclose specific terms of the agreement…
Newer Effective Antibiotic Against Deadly Staph Infection In Trial
A new antibiotic in use in Europe to treat pneumonia-controlled deadly bloodstream infections with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria has proven effective as the most powerful antibiotic, Reuters has reported.
Reuters quoting from…
56,000 Pakistan Schools Shut Over Eye Virus Outbreak
More than 56,000 Pakistan schools will shut for the rest of the week in a bid to curb a mass outbreak of a contagious eye virus, officials said Wednesday.
Millions of students will stay home from tomorrow after Punjab, Pakistan’s most…