FG declares third wave of COVID-19 pandemic amid strike action by medical doctors. COVID-19: US delivers 4m doses Moderna vaccines to Nigeria to combat pandemic –Embassy. Exclusive Breastfeeding in Nigeria is only 29%, Says UNICEF, WHO. NAFDAC says test on Moderna vaccine to take four days. NHIS targets health insurance for all Nigerians by 2030. Made-in-Nigeria foods: NAFDAC raises alarm over rejection by US, EU. NCDC boss charges pharmaceutical industry, private sector to collaborate with govt. USAID launches project to reduce maternal, child mortality in Sokoto, Ebonyi. Nigeria still battling 14 of 20 tropical diseases listed by WHO – Official. FULL LIST: Medical council releases names and hospitals of doctors expelled over ‘unprofessionalism’.
Top Ten News Items on Health, 6th August 2021
