The World Health Organization (WHO) says Omicron is currently the dominant COVID-19 variant in Nigeria. On Thursday, the body said …
As more and more countries register record numbers of infections the World Health Organisation, WHO, warns that both Omicron and …
President Joe Biden formally announces that he will lift a ban this week on travel from South Africa and other …
The government is considering a health policy that would make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory. When this policy becomes operational, people …
People at risk of getting HIV will now have an injectable option for pre-exposure prophylaxis (Prep) after the US regulator …
Ghana’s land borders will remain closed indefinitely to prevent a potential fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in the country. President …
The United Kingdom has recorded the first death of a patient infected with the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus. On …
The World Health Organisation said that the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces …
Ramaphosa, 69, who is fully vaccinated, contracted the contagion on a day the country recorded a new high of 37,875 …
Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has said the travel ban on southern African countries due to …
A person in California who had been vaccinated against Covid-19 became the first in the United States to have an …
China has promised to help African countries overcome the shock of the Covid 19 pandemic and the effects of global …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. …
The government in Rwanda has announced new measures that include the suspension of flights to and from southern African countries. …
As countries around the globe scrambled to contain a new Covid-19 variant called omicron, scientists have said they are unsurprised …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a new coronavirus variant to be “of concern” and named it Omicron. It …
The World Health Organization (WHO) is due to hold a special meeting on Friday to consider the significance of a …
The UK government has imposed temporary travel restrictions on six African countries following the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant …
The Kenyan government plans to introduce a directive next month to prevent citizens who haven’t been vaccinated against Covid from …
The first human clinical trials for a new vaccine against Ebola have started at the University of Oxford in the …
Distributing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in some countries while inoculations across Africa lag is “immoral,” according to the director-general of …
The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19, ending 20 months …
Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed …
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has approved Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s home-grown Covid-19 vaccine for …
As of October 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,491,839 while over 117,311,369 vaccinations have been …
The Ministry of Health thanked the US for the donation, saying it will ensure people who received their first dose …
Moderna says it will make up to 110 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available to African countries. Tuesday’s announcement …
BioNTech, which with Pfizer created one of the world’s most widely used Covid-19 vaccines, says the plant will have an …
Uganda has kickstarted a trial for the injectable HIV drugs cabotegravir and rilpivirine. Researchers and those living with HIV say …
For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s …
South Africa’s health products regulator said it would not approve Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns it could …
President Joe Biden told visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta that the United States will make a one-time donation of more …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, …
Nigeria will require civil servants to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test for the disease to …
South Africa and Kenya are two of the countries taken off the UK’s red list. This means that travellers from …
According to the statement, Nigerians that arrive in the country before the date are expected to follow the rules for …
The World Health Organisation has endorsed the RTS, S/AS01 (RTS, S) malaria vaccine for children in Africa. This was made …
Nigeria was missing from the list of 50 countries whose vaccination certificates are accepted. COVID-19 vaccine certificates obtained in Nigeria …
South Africa is among a number of African countries that have been red-listed by the United Kingdom, meaning travel from …
A worldwide COVID-19 study led by the United Kingdom experts, in conjunction with researchers from the University of Lagos and …
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new Covid-19 vaccination certificate, which he said would ease travel and access …
Algeria on Wednesday started producing the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese firm Sinovac, with production expected to be eight million …
Vitamin A nasal drops might be able to treat the loss or altered sense of smell in some people who …
Shycocan Corporation, in partnership with Nestar Corporate Services Limited, has officially launched the Shycocan Virus Attenuation Device in Nigeria. The …
The World Health Organisation is set to carry out a new investigation into the origins of the Covid outbreak and …
The Kenyan and British governments say they are working on a system to recognise Covid vaccine certificates issued in both …
The US government has donated 1.6 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Uganda. This is the largest single consignment …
Kenya will next year start manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines locally in collaboration with unnamed pharmaceutical firms in a move aimed at …
