Geneva: In a landmark show of scientific unity, the World Health Organisation on Thursday launched its first Global Forum of Collaborating Centres, bringing together over 800 leading research institutions from…
Paucity of funds puts pandemic preparedness, efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance, and already fragile health systems around the world at risk. This week in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus told…
Abuja (Nigeria): The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturers to invest in local vaccine production to prepare against future public…
Abuja, Nigeria: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed Germany’s €1 billion pledge (approximately ₦1.7 trillion) to the Global Fund, describing it as a bold…
Abuja (Nigeria): Prof. Osondu Ogbuoji, a health expert at the Centre for Policy Impact in Global Health, Duke University, says Nigeria is ranked among the top three countries globally for…
Abuja: Nigeria has joined a new 6.4 million dollar international research consortium aimed at accelerating the development of a vaccine against Lassa fever. This assertion is contained in a statement…