First clinical trials for Lassa fever vaccine begins in West Africa. UNICEF orders 4m doses of AstraZeneca vaccines for Nigeria. USAID launches new $19m fund to improve healthcare in Nigeria. FG to present supplementary budget for COVID-19 vaccines in March. FG trains 13,000 healthcare workers on COVID-19 vaccination exercise. 12% of Nigerian children don’t survive up to 5 years due to poor health investment, others – Report. NHIS needs N3 Trillion to provide health insurance for all Nigerians says Sambo. 14 years after: HIV transmission, deaths declining – NACA. NIPRD: 70 percent Nigerians still patronise traditional medicine. NAFDAC to intensify awareness campaign on breast milk substitutes marketing code.
Top Ten News Items on Health, 26th February 2021
