Nigeria’s COVID Vaccine Drive Gets a Boost as African Leaders Push 70% Vaccination Target. Omicron BA.2 sub-variant more infectious, says Africa CDC. CBN’s Healthcare Intervention As Key To Curbing Medical Tourism. Patent waiver seen stalling vaccine production in Nigeria. Hope for sickle cell patients as ‘cure emerges’. COVID-19: WHO announces 68,000 deaths in one week. Paediatrician Raises Concern over Childhood TB, Diabetes in Ogun. Study Ties Extreme Heat To Increased Mental Healthcare. 7m access HIV/AIDS treatments in S/East in 2021 – NACA. WHO says Malawi polio case imported.
Top Ten News Items on Health, 25th February 2022
