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President Muhammadu Buhari has requested a progress report from the Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire on the local production of pharmaceuticals to meet Nigerian needs, a programme to which huge funds had been committed. The federal…

...INSISTS SHE HAS MANAGERIAL CAPABILITY TO LEAD WTO  Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, one of eight candidates vying for position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has called on…

After years of putting billions of dollars of their own money into the support of the sector and other humanitarian causes across the world, philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates say more investments in global health will yield incredible…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reaffirmed its commitment to combat Yellow fever in Nigeria with the support of GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance. Dr Wondi Alemu, WHO Nigeria Country Representative, disclosed that 12 million doses of…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pledged to donate 12 million doses of Yellow fever vaccines in 2018 and 19 million in 2019 to support Nigeria’s campaign against the disease. Ms Charity Warigon, WHO Communications Officer, said in…