NAFDAC

Nigeria to Start Local Manufacturing of Vaccines —NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control ( NAFDAC ) has announced that Nigeria would soon start manufacturing its vaccines. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General made this known while speaking during the NAFDAC ’s staff Award Ceremony. She revealed that achieving the ISO 9001in June last year, which is the world’s most recognized…

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Top Food Brands Team Up to Tackle Nigeria’s Rising Environmental Challenges

Environmentalists have continued to lament the high level of waste in the country and the subsequent need to address it. Now, more than ever, there is the urgent need for proper collection and recycling of used packages and containers littering the drainages and waterways if one must build a sane environment.  Statistics reveal that about…

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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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