Health

WHO Launches Plan For Free Child Cancer Medicines The World Health Organisation launched on Tuesday a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for thousands of children living in low- and...

WHO Worker To Fundraise $1bn To Cover US Pullout The World Health Organisation’s top donor the United States announced its withdrawal, one employee launched an online fundraiser to plug the...

Rubio Confirms Takeover Of USAID, Vows To End ‘Insubordination’ US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday he had been put in charge of the US aid agency, saying he...

WHO Chief Counters Trump Criticisms Behind US Pullout The World Health Organization’s chief hit back Monday at US President Donald Trump’s reasons for pulling the United States out of the...

WHO WHO Reacts To US Withdrawal Announcement The World Health Organization WHO said Tuesday it regretted US President Donald Trump’s decision — just hours after taking power — to withdraw his...

GSK Enters Agreement to Acquire IDRx for $1.15 Billion To Strengthen Cancer Portfolio UK pharmaceutical giant GSK has confirmed that it has signed an agreement to acquire the privately-held biotechnology...

NCDC Says Nigeria At ‘Moderate’ Risk of New Virus, HMPV The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is at “moderate” risk for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). In a...

Rwanda Marburg Outbreak Contained, WHO Declares The foreign minister of junta-ruled Niger has summoned the charge d’affaires at the Nigerian embassy, accusing the neighbouring nation of “serving as a rear...

11,200 Doses Of Mpox Vaccine To arrive Nigeria Friday — Gavi A statement by Gavi’s CEO Dr Sania Nishtar on Friday said the vaccines have been shipped to Abuja, after...

Access Bank Access Bank Boosts Healthcare Service In Lagos PHCs The Digital & Centralised Operations Group of Access Bank Plc, recently partnered five primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in the Eti-Osa...