The National Agency for Food and DrugI Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has declared vaccines as safe even though they go through complex production process, saying that vaccines also promote health, save lives and cost Speaking at the 11th Annual Symposium of Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN), Director-General, NAFDAC, Proffessor Christianah Adeyeyedescribed vaccines as biological […]
Month: December 2021
In a bid to curtail the spread of Covid-19 and curb the fourth wave of the Pandemic, the Ogun State Government says that all is set for the administration of Covid-19 Booster Dose to residents who have taken their first and second jabs. Commissioner for health, Dr. Tomi Coker made this known during an advocacy […]
The Ogun State Government has identified effective Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of operational plans of the health sector as crucial to delivering qualitative and affordable health care services to residents. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, made this known in Ijebu-ode at a 5-day workshop for the development of the Ogun State Annual Operational Plan […]
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu in Ogun State have been commended for organising a free medical outreach for the less privileged in the society. Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi gave the commendation in Oru, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the State, while […]
A new report released by UNICEF to mark this year’s world Aids day says at least 300,000 children have been newly infected with HIV in 2020, or one child every two minutes.It also notes that 120,000 children died from AIDS-related causes during the same period, or one child every five minutes. According to the report, […]