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The Women Advocates for Vaccine Access (WAVA) have commended the quick response and synergy among the various arms of government in dealing with the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in Nigeria. The coalition of over 40 civil…

says immunisation is belated slams Zamfara gov. for attributing toll to punishment from God links suicide with mental health issues ABUJA - The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Friday, blamed the Federal Government for…

WHO's International Review Group to meet on  additional vaccines ABUJA - The Federal Government yesterday announced that it has taken delivery of 1.3 million vaccines from the World Health Organization and the United Kingdom as part…

Nigeria is currently experiencing an outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) that has spread across the country and mostly affecting States in the upper parts of the country which fall within the African Meningitis Belt. Other…

NCDC says it's now  282 in 5 states The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the outbreak of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in five states with 282 deaths. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of the…

Over 300 million people now living with depression worldwide DG  calls for re-think on countries' approach to mental health Depression increases risk of substance use disorders,  diabetes,  heart disease etc GENEVA - …

ABUJA - A new report by WaterAid Nigeria, an international non-governmental working towards  improved access to safe water, improved hygiene and sanitation in the world's poorest communities,  has revealed that  two-thirds of 200 Primary…

  ABUJA –  U.S. Ambassador W. Stuart Symington  praised the ingenuity and determination of the Nigerian winners of the 2015 Technovation Challenge.  The four girls and their mentor, Team Charis, were featured in the American Film…

… explains new e-Regulatory process The e-Regulatory registration process of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) was brought into focus at the weekend as a non-profit association of Indian…

Twenty-two years ago (how time flies), a multinational company introduced a new drug for the management of depression. It was the first of its kind and quite different from the old antidepressants which were dreaded then because of their…