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- 20 Apr 2021
US Disease Control Agency Appoints Dr Adetinuke Boyd as New Country Director for Nigeria
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has appointed Dr. Mary Adetinuke Boyd as the new Country Director for Nigeria. The US Mission in Nigeria made this known in a statement…
- 25 Aug 2024
Nigeria Ramps Up Response as Mpox Cases Hit 40
Nigeria has rolled out measures to contain the spread of mpox as the country has recorded 39 cases of the virus this year amid a surge in infections across Africa, according to Dr. Jide Idris,…
- 18 Jul 2021
Monkeypox Case Found in US on Resident who Returned from Nigeria
Monkeypox, a rare but potentially serious viral illness has been discovered at the weekend in the United States in a Dallas resident who had recently returned from Nigeria. Health officials however…
- 11 Aug 2014
Ebola Vaccine Ready, for Trial Next Month
World Health Organization (WHO) has said that clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by GlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company, may begin next month and be made…
- 1 Dec 2021
COVID’s Omicron Variant is High Risk — Here’s Are all You Need to Know
Researchers are still learning about Covid’s new omicron variant, but one expert has a stark prediction. “All the scientists I’ve talked to... are like, ‘This is not going to be good,’” Moderna CEO…