Our reporter/ The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said that more trials are needed for the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine given provisional approval by the National Agency for Food and…
Read More WHO says more trials needed for NAFDAC-provisionally approved malaria vaccine Our reporter/ The federal government on Monday granted provisional approval for the R21/Matrix developed by scientists at Oxford University. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by Mojisola Adeyeye,…
Read More UPDATED: Nigeria approves use of Oxford malaria vaccine
Our reporter/ Malaria vaccine called R21/Matrix developed by scientists at Oxford University has received approval to be used in Ghana. The vaccine was said to be 80 percent effective in…
Read More Oxford malaria vaccine gets clearance for use in Ghana
Our reporter/ The United Kingdom Government has placed Nigeria on its red list of countries not to be targeted for International Recruitment by health and social care employers. The measure…
Read More UK moves to curtail recruitment of Nigeria’s health care workers, places Country on red list
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed displeasure over a bill seeking to mandate medical and dental practitioners to practice for five years before relocating abroad. The bill — which…
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