Health

The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 16,000 people in 72 countries, to be a global health emergency — the highest alarm it can sound. “I have decided that the global #monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern,” WHO chief …

Drinking water often helps to maintain a healthy balance. Mild dehydration can decrease one’s energy level and mental functioning and increase stress on the body while severe dehydration can have far more damaging effects. To avoid dehydration drink at least eight glasses of water every day as an adult. The …

The Federal Government has confirmed that within the last month, some COVID-19 vaccines expired in the country. However, according to the government, the vaccines are said to have been withdrawn and will be destroyed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In a press statement …

An Expert has called on the media and other relevant stakeholders to take covid-19 vaccination more seriously than the unnecessary information seen in media spaces about the novel coronavirus. The call was made during an online webinar organised by one of Nigeria’s fastest growing non-governmental organisation known as Gabriel Ajama …

Biotechnology company and COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna says “it will build a state-of-the-art mRNA facility in Africa with the goal of producing up to 500 million doses of vaccines each year.” In a statement released on Thursday, the company said it anticipates “investing up to $500 million in this new …

Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 2,701 on Wednesday after six more people battling the disease lost the fight. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in an early-morning Facebook post on Thursday while giving an update on the outbreak of the disease in the country. Four hundred …

Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed 626 new COVID-19 cases, as the Federal Government said it is mulling actions against vaccine skeptics. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed the number of new cases in an update on its Facebook page. According to the NCDC, the new cases were recorded in …

Nigeria witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, recording its highest daily cases in seven months. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed 1,149 fresh infections for the day, three times higher than the 357 cases confirmed on Tuesday. Wednesday’s figures also marks the first time the country is …

Nigeria has confirmed 357 new cases of COVID-19 in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). In its latest update on the outbreak, the agency disclosed that six more deaths were also recorded. Unlike the previous days, the NCDC did …

New restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of Covid took effect in Israel on Wednesday, after the largely vaccinated country saw the highest daily infection rate since January. The measures, announced Sunday, require vaccination certificates or negative coronavirus tests to enter a range of public spaces, including restaurants and bars, …