WHO alerts to fake COVID-19 vaccines as FG receives more doses, begins vaccination. COVID-19: FG seeks private sector’s support for vaccine production. Polio resurfaces in Adamawa. Cholera: Nigeria records 37, 819 cases, 1,178 deaths from 23 states, FCT. FG tasks health institutions, professionals on blood safety regulation. NHIS plans expanded coverage of Nigerians by 2030. Strike: FG takes resident doctors to Industrial Court, begs consultants not to join. Stakeholders applaud CBN’s N100bn intervention fund for health sector. Ayade approves 100 percent CONMESS for doctors in Cross River. Oyo flags off basic package of nutrition services to stem malnutrition.
Top Ten News Items on Health, 20th August 2021
