By Aluta News April 13, 2024 Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by World Health Organisation(WHO), to protect people against meningitis. The… Nigeria first to introduce new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis – WHO
By Aluta News Jan. 9, 2024 Cameroon Minister of Public Health, Manaouda Malachieon, says Cameroon will introduce malaria vaccine on Jan. 22. The minister, in a statement on Tuesday said the move was part of… Cameroon to introduce malaria vaccine Jan.22
By Aluta News April 17, 2023 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has granted approval to Serum Institute Pvt. Ltd. (SIIPL) R21 malaria vaccine for the treatment of… NAFDAC approves R21 malaria vaccine
By Aluta News Jan. 18, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuberculosis (TB) services has brought the urgency of vaccine development efforts into sharp focus. Dr… WHO plans TB vaccine accelerator council
By Aluta News Jan. 7, 2022 World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday renewed its call for vaccine equity and solidarity to defeat COVID-19 pandemic as the highest number of cases were reported last week across… WHO renews appeal for vaccine equity to defeat COVID-19
By Aluta News Dec. 23, 2021 No fewer than 104,530 people have received the first dose of Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Katsina State. Dr Shamsuddenn Yahaya, the Executive Secretary of the State’s Primary Healthcare Development… COVID-19: 104,530 people receive first jab in Katsina
By Aluta News Dec. 12, 2021 The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says 1,912,394 doses of AstraZeneca and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in the state.. Abayomi disclosed this on Sunday… Over 1.9m doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Lagos
By Aluta News Oct. 26, 2021 Although surplus Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses in U.S. states will soon expire, the White House Vaccine Task Force rejected the proposal to donate unused doses to other countries. The… White House rejects plans to donate expiring unused COVID-19 vaccines overseas
By Aluta News Oct. 8, 2021 The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria needs to spend the next two to three years building its immunisation infrastructure to enable the country to access and administer the… Nigeria’s immunisation infrastructure cannot accommodate malaria vaccine rollout – UNICEF
By Aluta News Oct. 6, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine for the decades-long battle against the deadly disease for children at risk. The vaccine… WHO approves first malaria vaccine for children