“You can see excreta everywhere, close to wells, streams and with children playing inside,” the KADSEMA boss said.
The safety of other vaccines and drugs stored in the refrigerator is now being evaluated.
“It is believed that consumption of alcohol increases the risks posed by COVID-19 due to its negative effects on the adherence of protocols.”
The Kaduna State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme says it has recorded 2,103 new tuberculosis cases (TB) in the first quarter of 2021.
The federal government has extended the ban on flights from Brazil, Turkey, and India by four weeks.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has blocked direct flights to Dubai, demanding Nigerians to fly only Emirates airlines, says aviation minister Hadi Sirika.
“Preliminary investigations indicated they had most likely been injected with saline solution in place of the Covishield vaccine.”
Nigeria will have to grapple with 20 million drug users by 2030, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in its ‘World Drug Report 2021.’
The FCT health secretary enjoined Abuja residents to report any case of diarrhoeal to the nearest health facility or the department of public health.
The Senate said the majority of imported syringes and needles from Asian countries are merely re-washed and unsterilised.
