NCDC boss, Ihekweazu, gets WHO job. FG plans compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for civil servants – SGF. Nigeria hard-hit as 2,035 die of cholera in 23 states, FCT. NMA gives FG a 21-Day ultimatum to resolve issues with resident doctors, others. N1.5tn Spent on COVID-19 Management, Says FG. Residents shun COVID-19 vaccines in Bauchi, bribe for card. Insecurity, COVID-19 worsen acute malnutrition among children in North East. COVID-19 pandemic has increased substandard products –NAFDAC. Oyo records vaccine-derived Polio case, begins mass vaccination Lagos resumes rollout of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine.
Top Ten News Items on Health, 3rd September 2021
