ShareBy Aluta News May 5, 2022 The Anambra State Government says plans are underway to construct an international drug market that will reduce the influx of adulterated drugs. Dr Afam Obidike, the state Commissioner for… Anambra to construct international drug market in Oba
ShareBy Aluta News April 28, 2022 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday alerted Nigerians on the recall of dark chocolate (with 2,772 units) covered cherries by Torn and… NAFDAC notifies recall of dark chocolate covered cherries
ShareBy Aluta News April 26, 2022 The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) says it had developed a ten- year strategic plan 2020 to 2030 to serve as a road map for achieving the scheme’s mandate.… NHIS develops 10-year strategic plan to achieve mandate
ShareBy Aluta News April 25, 2022 Kano State Government is targetting 3,193,002 million children between 0-59 months for malaria chemoprevention in July 2022, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, said. He made this known… World Malaria Day: Kano State Govt. to immunise 3 million children against malaria
ShareBy Aluta News April 25, 2022 Nigeria recorded more than 100,000 suspected cases of cholera in 2021, its highest in recent times, the WHO declared in Abuja on Monday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control… Nigeria records worst Cholera outbreak in 2021 – WHO
ShareBy Aluta News April 20, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, to submit a progress report by the end of May 2022 on the indigenous production of vaccines… Buhari orders Minister to submit progress Report on local vaccines production
ShareBy Aluta News April 11, 2022 The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Adeleke Mamora, has pleaded with the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), to slash product listing cost for traditional… Sen. Mamora pleads with NAFDAC to slash product listing cost for traditional medicines
ShareBy Aluta News Mar. 30, 2022 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the World Health Organisation (WHO) has upgraded the agency to maturity level three (3) in drug regulations… Drug regulations: WHO upgrades NAFDAC to maturity level 3
ShareBy Aluta News Mar. 24, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic presents a huge threat to Nigeria where millions are vulnerable due to tuberculosis, HIV and malnutrition. Despite recent advances in the diagnosis of Childhood TB, especially… Changing the childhood TB narrative in Nigeria; a concerted response from all stakeholders
ShareBy Aluta News Mar. 24, 2022 Dr Betta Edu, Cross River Commissioner for Health on Thursday in Calabar said the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) globally and in Nigeria in particular remained worrisome. Edu said this… TB prevalence in Nigeria still worrisome—official