Japan has put a batch of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on hold after a foreign substance was found in a container. The Japanese health ministry said a pharmacist saw several black particles in one container of the vaccine in Kanagawa Prefecture. The development comes less than a week after Japan suspended the use of over one million Moderna…
Nigeria’s Doctor Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed as the Assistant Director General of the World Health Organisation. Doctor Ihekweazu, who is currently the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, is to resume at the WHO as assistant DG in charge of Health Emergency Intelligence. WHO Director General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, confirmed the appointment of Doctor…
A law banning abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy has come into effect in the US state of Texas. It bans abortions after the detection of what anti-abortion campaigners call a foetal heartbeat, something medical authorities say is misleading. The law, one of the most restrictive in the country, took effect after the Supreme…
The government of Abia State has opened an investigation into the strange death of seven members of a family at Umueze community in Umuahia North Local Government Area. The victims are said to have died as a result of food poisoning after allegedly eating beef barbecue, also known as Suya, with some fruit juice. The Commissioner for…
Security operatives have reportedly stopped the ongoing recruitment of Nigerian doctors who applied to work in Saudi Arabia. Several medical doctors have been taking part in the Saudi job screening at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja since Tuesday this week. Reports say a journalist with the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, identified as Marcus Fatunde, was also arrested…
The National Industrial Court has ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors to suspend its ongoing nationwide strike. The Federal Government says Justice John Targema of the Abuja Division of the NIC gave the order while ruling on an ex parte application it filed. The order by Justice Targema was confirmed in a court paper signed by…