Health

Following a federal judge’s refusal to put Indiana University’s COVID vaccination mandate on hold until litigation is complete, America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS) issued the following statements: James Bopp, Jr., Director of Litigation for America’s Frontline Doctors commented: “Today’s ruling does not end the students’ fight and we plan to appeal …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed on July 15 a case of human monkeypox in a U.S. resident who recently traveled from Nigeria to the United States. The person is currently hospitalized in Dallas. CDC is working with the …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) celebrates today’s announcement by the Republic of Guinea (Guinea) Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization that the Ebola outbreak in N’Zérékoré Prefecture is over. The outbreak, which took place in the same area where the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak …

    A state-of-the-art Surgical Theatre and Consulting Rooms complex has been built, equipped and handed over to the Ekpan General Hospital, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. The medical facility was donated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and Chevron Nigeria Ltd Joint Venture (CNL) and executed by …

Facebook and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are partnering to launch #AfricaTogether – a digital campaign and two-day festival on June 4th and 5th featuring artists from across Africa to encourage continued vigilance against Covid-19. With more than 100,000 Covid-19 cases confirmed on the continent and containment …

Actor, filmmaker and humanitarian Idris Elba and actress, model and activist Sabrina Dhowre Elba today launched a new global coronavirus relief fund on behalf of the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to prevent economic shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic from triggering a global hunger and food …

Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Information Centers form part of Facebook’s effort to help the global fight against COVID-19 by providing people with the latest news and information from trusted health authorities as well as resources and tips to stay …

The Shell companies in Nigeria have presented eight vehicles to the governments of Lagos and Rivers State to support the efforts at contact tracing and treatment of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. The companies, comprising The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC); Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo); and Shell …

Novartis announced a new strategy to broaden patient reach and availability of its portfolio of medicines in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which is home to the largest under-served patient population in the world. Novartis also aspires to be the partner of choice for governments and NGOs to strengthen healthcare systems across …

            Chevron Nigeria Limited, in collaboration with the Delta State Government kicked off the second leg of a Roll-Back- Malaria campaign on September 11, 2019, at the Ode-Ugborodo Health Centre located at Aruntan-Ugborodo in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. The campaign involved …