Scientists globally have started "urgent work" to establish whether the new strain of COVID-19 virus, identified last week in South Africa and South-East

Scientists Battle to Unravel New COVID-19 Strain Causing Surge in UK, South Africa

Scientists globally have started “urgent work” to establish whether the new strain of COVID-19 virus, identified last week in South Africa and South-East of England, can cause a higher mortality rate in the global fight against the dreaded disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) disclosed it was in touch with South African researchers who identified…

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Fighting Against the Yellow Scourge

The emergence of Yellow Fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic disease, which continues to cause high mortality rate in Africa, has refused to leave the shores of Africa despite the availability and administration of an effective vaccine for more than 70 years. The deadly disease has resurfaced in Nigeria bringing to fore an endemic concern for…

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UNICEF, WHO Request Increase in Immunization Funding to Forestall Measles and Polio Epidemic

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have appealed to the Federal Government for an increase in immunization funding in order to tackle major measles and polio epidemics. This is coming after the covid-19 pandemic disrupted immunization. The cost estimate given by the organization is $400 million – $655 million…

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