ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 28, 2022 New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society (NHVMAS), says Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) ring, also known as dapivirine ring, can reduce HIV infection in women by 50 per cent if strictly adhered to. PrEP is a drug people at risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 19, 2022 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified Nigerians about counterfeit Covid-19 Antigen rapid test kits in circulation. The notification is contained in a NAFDAC public alert released to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. The counterfeit BTNX Incorporated COVID-19 rapid antigen testContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 15, 2022 The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raided 10 warehouses in Sabon Gari market in Kano State, where they seized unregistered food products and arrested two people. The Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of NAFDAC, Kaduna office, Mr.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 1, 2022 Mr Jake Epelle, the Founder of The Albino Foundation (TAF), says the free skin cancer treatment enjoyed by Persons With Albinism (PWA) in the past has not been reinstated. He said this on Thursday in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Dec. 1, 2022 At least 43,373 people are living with HIV in Kogi, Commissioner for Health, Dr Zakari Usman, said in Lokoja on Thursday. Usman made the declaration at a news conference organised as part of activities marking the 2022 World AIDS Day. The 2022 World AidsContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 30, 2022 Dr Habu Dahiru, the Gombe State Commissioner for Health, said no fewer than 486,000 people were tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) from January till date. Dahiru disclosed this in Gombe on Wednesday while addressing newsmen as part of activities to mark the WorldContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 29, 2022 The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday recommended new name “mpox” for Moneypox in the wake of reports of racist and stigmatising language surrounding the name of the disease. The decision follows a series of consultations with global experts. Both terms will be usedContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 13, 2022 The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has said that 93.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered to 65.5 million eligible Nigerians from March 2021 till date. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Nov. 13, 2022 The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Federal Government is working toward improving the condition of service of Nigerian doctors to check migration of the medical personnel. The minister disclosed this when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ministerial forumContinue Reading
Share By Aluta News Nov. 13, 2022 The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the lack of access to healthcare is the main factor contributing to high maternal, infant and under five mortality in the country. He said this during the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ministerial forum inContinue Reading