NAFDAC Receives WHO’s Certification To Produce Vaccines Locally
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, says it has finally received the World Health Organisation approval to produce vaccines locally, with the attainment of 868 recommendations.…
WHO Vaccinates 23 Million Children Against Polio After Malawi Outbreak
Health authorities in Malawi had in February, declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe. Recall that…
WHO Appoints Ayoade Alakija Special Envoy
The World Health Organisation has appointed a Nigerian, Dr. Ayoade Alakija, as the global health agency’s Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus,…